Fire Ass'n of Philadelphia v. Short
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a policy of insurance. Appeal from the County Court of Alexander County; the Hon. William S. Dewey, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Worthington
delivered the opinion of the court.'
In addition to other assignments of error, appellant urges that the court erred in not granting a change of venue on account of alleged prejudice of the trial judge.
The suit was commenced to the March term, 1901, of the County Court of Alexander County. The record shows that on the 11th day of June, 1901, by agreement of parties, the case was continued for hearing until 2 o’clock p. m., June 24th. The petition for change of venue avers that knowledge of the prejudice of the judge did not come to defendant nor to affiant…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Niagara Fire Insurance v. ScammonIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
3Cited by4 opinions
- Arnold v. Indemnity Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- Boal v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1940
- Tucker v. American Bonding & Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1921
- National Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford v. Three States Lumber Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1905