American Accident Co. v. Slaughter
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 45 —PETITION 1. The chief office or place of business of the appellant was in Louisville, and under. section 71, of the Civil Code, actions against an insurance company, with certain exceptions not applicable to this case, may only he brought in the county within which its principal office or place of business is situated; at any rate the agent Duncan upon whom the process was served was not the “chief agent” of the appellant within the meaning of section 723, of the…
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Case 45 —PETITION 1. The chief office or place of business of the appellant was in Louisville, and under. section 71, of the Civil Code, actions against an insurance company, with certain exceptions not applicable to this case, may only he brought in the county within which its principal office or place of business is situated; at any rate the agent Duncan upon whom the process was served was not the “chief agent” of the appellant within the meaning of section 723, of the Civil Code. 2. Under the express provisions of the contract no suit was to be brought after the expiration of four months…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE WHITE
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Carroll county rendered in favor of the appellee against- the appellant for the sum of $96. Section .950, Kentucky Statutes, provides that “no appeal shall be taken to the Court of Appeals from a judgment for the recovery of money or per* sonal property if the value in controversy be less than $100, exclusive of interest and cost.”
The amount in controversy when the defendant appeals is the amount of the judgment against him, not the amount sued for (L. & N. R. R. Co. v. Wade, 89 Ky., 265.)…
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