Legal Opinion
Behler v. German Mutual Fire Ins.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 1879PublishedCited by 21 opinions
From the Elkhart Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBiddle, J.
Suit brought by Peter Behler, now deceased, of whose estate the present appellant is the administratrix, against the appellee, on a policy of insurance against fire.
The third paragraph of the defendant’s answer is in the following words:
“And said defendant, for a further answer, says that it is a corporation conducted under that part of the statute of the State of Indiana providing for the incorporation of insurance companies, approved June 17th, 1852, and was incorporated as, and ever since has been, a mutual fire insurance company, and one of the provisions of the law is, that the party to…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Hoffman v. Ætna Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- The Columbia Insurance Company of Alexandria, in Error v. Joseph W. Lawrence, Who Survived Thomas PoindexterSupreme Court of the United States · 1836
- Waters v. Merchants' Louisville InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1837
- Rowley v. . the Empire Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Plumb v. . Cattaraugus Co. Mutual Insurance Company.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Willcuts v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Stockwell v. State ex rel. JohnsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- American Employers' Liability Insurance v. FordyceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
- Elston v. PiggottIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Phenix Insurance v. TomlinsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
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