Bradley v. Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance
Supreme Court of Missouri
Transferred from Kansas Gily Court of Appeals (1) Tbe court bas jurisdiction of these cases because tbe plaintiff’s title is directly involved. That is tbe only question in tbe case. To so bold would not overrule tbe former rulings of tbis court. (2) To tbe plaintiff there is involved over $4,000 in tbe question presented by tbis record.
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Transferred from Kansas Gily Court of Appeals (1) Tbe court bas jurisdiction of these cases because tbe plaintiff’s title is directly involved. That is tbe only question in tbe case. To so bold would not overrule tbe former rulings of tbis court. (2) To tbe plaintiff there is involved over $4,000 in tbe question presented by tbis record. It is true that plaintiff brought a suit against each of the defendants upon a policy issued by them, respectively, and while the record in each suit was kept separate, and separate bills of exceptions were filed, there was but one trial. The witnesses were…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
— Action on a policy of insurance.
The plaintiff recovered judgment against defendant in the circuit court for $2,000, the face of a policy of insurance issued by defendant upon a brick building in Higbee, and for $40 interest. The defendant appealed to the Kansas City Court of Appeals, and that court reversed the judgment of the circuit court on the ground that plaintiff was not the sole owner of the property insured at the time the policy was issued, but held it as trustee for himself and other persons, and that the policy provided that it should be void if plaintiff was not the sole owner.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ellis v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Price v. BlankenshipSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Heman v. WadeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- Fischer v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- Hilton v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Dean v. Estate of DeanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Lawson v. HammondSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- Ashauer v. PeerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
- Bradley v. Phoenix InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1902