Trust Co. of St. Louis County v. Phoenix Insurance
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Louis County.— Hon. John W. McElhinney and Hon. Gustave A. Wurdeman, Judges. (1) The insured, George C. and Martha L. Shanks, having sold to J. R. Kennon' the property covered by the policies in question and no notice of such change of ownership having been given to the insurance companies, the insurance as to the said Shanks and Kennon is void. Marcus v. Insurance Co., 187 Mo.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Louis County.— Hon. John W. McElhinney and Hon. Gustave A. Wurdeman, Judges. (1) The insured, George C. and Martha L. Shanks, having sold to J. R. Kennon' the property covered by the policies in question and no notice of such change of ownership having been given to the insurance companies, the insurance as to the said Shanks and Kennon is void. Marcus v. Insurance Co., 187 Mo. App. 134. (2) Had these policies been made payable merely to the Trust Company of St. Louis County, as its interest might appear, said company would have been merely an appointee to…
1Opinion of the CourtBecker, J.
— Plaintiff below instituted two suits upon policies of fire insurance, one against the Phoenix Insurance Company, in which judgment resulted for defendant; the other against the'German-American Insurance Company, in which judgment resulted in favor of plaintiff. In due course appeals were brought here by the losing party in each case below.
While plaintiff filed both suits in the circuit court of St. Louis. County, the case against the Phoenix Insurance Company was assigned to Division No. 1, and the case against the Germ an-American Insurance Company was assigned to Division No. 2. Inasmuch…
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