Big Creek Drug Co. v. Stuyvesant Insurance
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appear from the circuit court of Calhoun county. Hon. J. L. Bates, Judge. Suit by Big Creek Drug Company against the Stuyvesant Insurance Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Appellants, "W. H. Taylor and John Denley, are partners in trade, doing business under the firm name of Big Creek Drug Company. They instituted this suit against the appellee, Stuyvesant Insurance Company, on a policy of fire insurance covering a stock of goods in their storehouse in the village of Big Creek, Calhoun county. The defendant in its notice under the plea of general issue alleged a forfeiture based on the iron-safe clause. The plaintiffs replied to this special notice by alleging that the provisions of the iron-safe clause were waived by the defendant company at the time the risk…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Rivara v. Queen's InsuranceMississippi Supreme Court · 1885
- Mitchell v. Mississippi Home InsuranceMississippi Supreme Court · 1894
- Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance v. Van Os & ShusterMississippi Supreme Court · 1886
- Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance v. Sorsby ex rel. ChilesMississippi Supreme Court · 1882
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