Johnson v. Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Grove, J. Assumpsit by Olaf Johnson against the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Kent County on a policy of insurance. From a judgment for plaintiff on verdict directed by the court, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The plaintiff had insurance to the amount of $3,500 upon his buildings, in a mutual fire in*489surance company. Some of these buildings being destroyed by fire, he sued the company upon the policy; and the company defends upon the ground that the policy was not in force at the time of the fire, owing to the fact that an assessment was overdue and unpaid. The record shows that on July 30, 1894, the board of directors met, and passed a resolution to make an assessment of three mills on the dollar, on the capital of the cpmpany, to pay its indebtedness to that date, and for a surplus fund to pay…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- American Mutual Aid Society v. HelburnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1887
- Underwood v. Iowa Legion of HonorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Baker v. Citizens' Mutual Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
- Agnew v. Ancient Order of United WorkmenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1885
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