Legal Opinion

Phœnix Ins. v. Stevenson

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided November 4, 1879PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Case 32—PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FROM SCOTT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. I. The court erred in refusing a non-suit. (Carroll v. Charter Oak Ins. Co., 38 Barb., 408; Diehl v. Adams Ins. Co., 58 Penn. St.,’ 4527 Viele v. Germania Ins Co., 26 Iowa, 9; Packard v. Sears, 6 Ad. & Cl., 469; Parson on Bills, 594; Story on Prom. Notes, sec. 280; Long vs. Young, 8 Eng. Ark., 401; Ins. Co. v. Wolf, 5 Otto, 326; 22 Mich., 473; 29 Iowa, 565; 7 Allen, 241; 66 Penn.

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Case 32—PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FROM SCOTT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. I. The court erred in refusing a non-suit. (Carroll v. Charter Oak Ins. Co., 38 Barb., 408; Diehl v. Adams Ins. Co., 58 Penn. St.,’ 4527 Viele v. Germania Ins Co., 26 Iowa, 9; Packard v. Sears, 6 Ad. & Cl., 469; Parson on Bills, 594; Story on Prom. Notes, sec. 280; Long vs. Young, 8 Eng. Ark., 401; Ins. Co. v. Wolf, 5 Otto, 326; 22 Mich., 473; 29 Iowa, 565; 7 Allen, 241; 66 Penn. St., 22; 58 Ibid,. 444; Baer v. Phcenix Ins. Co., 4 Bush, 242; 7 Allen, 239; 29 Iowa,. 562; 9 Md., 1.) 2. The court erred in its instructions. (May…

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delivered the opinion of the court.

A policy of insurance for $3,000, to run one year from, date, was issued October 23th, 1877, on a dwelling-house belonging to appellee. On the same day, but subsequent to the issuing, delivery, and acceptance of the policy issued by appellant, appellee procured, in other companies, additional insurance on the same property for the sum of $6,000. In the policy issued by appellant it is provided, that “if the assured shall have, or shall hereafter make any other insurance on the property hereby insured, or any part thereof, without the consent of…

2Cited by23 opinions

  1. Parsons, Rich & Co. v. LaneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
  2. Fidelity Mut. Life Ins. v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
  3. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of U.S. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
  4. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
  5. Home Fire Insurance v. KuhlmanNebraska Supreme Court · 1899

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