Legal Opinion

Morawetz v. Sun Insurance Office

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 1897PublishedCited by 44 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of tbe superior court of Milwaukee county: J. 0. Ludwig, Judge. Tbe facts are stated in tbe opinion. To the point that tbe appearance of the defendant in the principal action conferred jurisdiction upon the court and entitled it to proceed in the garnishment action, they cited Youngv. Boss, 31 N. II. 201; Lawrence v. Smith, 46 id. 533; Paries v. Adams, 113 N. 0. 473; Peed v. Fletcher, 24 Neb. 435.

1Opinion of the Court

Cassoday,‘O. J.

It appears from the record, and is in effect found by the court, that February 4, 1893, the defendant, a British insurance corporation having its principal office in the United States in the city of New York, issued its policy of fire insurance to the principal defendant, Klingbeil, then residing at Alliance, Nebraska, upon his stock of general merchandise located and situated in said Alliance, for $1,200; that said property was destroyed by fire July 3,1893; that due proof of loss under such policy was made by Kling-beil, August 7,1893; that September 30, 1893, the garnishee…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Douglass v. Phenix InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  2. Bates v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Renier v. HurlbutWisconsin Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Myer v. Liverpool, London & Globe InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1874
  5. Winner v. HoytWisconsin Supreme Court · 1887

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Harrigan v. GilchristWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Northern Wisconsin Co-operative Tobacco Pool v. BekkedalWisconsin Supreme Court · 1924
  3. Lindemann v. RuskWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Eastman v. ParkinsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Security National Bank v. St. Croix Power Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1903

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