Seyk v. Millers' National Insurance
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Kewaunee County. The defendant company is a corporation organized under the laws of Illinois and doing business as a mutual insurance company in the city of Chicago.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Kewaunee County. The defendant company is a corporation organized under the laws of Illinois and doing business as a mutual insurance company in the city of Chicago. This action is upon a policy of insurance issued by it to the plaintiffs, dated September 5, 1885, in and by which it insured the plaintiffs for five years against the loss by fire of or damage to certain real and personal property in the city of Kewaunee, Wis., to the amount of $10,000. The insured property is described in the policy in four subdivisions, and the amount of insurance thereon is…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed January 29, 1889:.
Lyon, J.
I. The first question, to be determined is whether the defendant company is liable at all on the policy in suit. This question arises out of the following facts: The company does business on the mutual plan, and as a part consideration for the policy the plaintiffs executed to it its premium or deposit note for $2,750 as a basis for assessments to pay losses. The by-laws of the company provide that if a policy-holder neglects, for thirty days after notice thereof, to pay any assessment ón his note, his policy “ shall be null and void…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Alkan v. New Hampshire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Reilly v. Franklin Insurance Co. of St. LouisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
- Dogge v. Northwestern National InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
- Bammessel v. Brewers' Fire Insurance Co. of AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
- Thompson v. Citizens' Insurance Co. of MissouriWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
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