Legal Opinion

Backus v. Exchange Fire Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 11, 1898PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from trial term. Action by Edward W. Backus and another against the Exchange Fire Insurance Company of the City of New York on an insurance policy. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtIngraham, J.

This case was brought on for trial at a trial term of the court, trial by jury having been waived, upon a stipulation as to the facts, and judgment was directed for the defendant-The parties, by their stipulation, agree that the only question at issue is the construction of the provision in the policy relating to a cancellation thereof, and state the question to be as follows:

“The plaintiffs claim that the said policy was not canceled by the defendant by the service of said notice on the plaintiffs, for the reason that same was not accompanied by payment or tender to the plaintiffs of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McDermot v. Brooklyn City RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Walthear v. Pennsylvania Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Taylor v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909

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