Russell v. O'Connor
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Itasca county to recover $1,000 for breach of an agreement to place fire insurance upon a certain building. The answer was in effect a general denial. The case was tried before Stanton, I., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the amount demanded. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.
Action to recover damages, in the sum of $1,000, for the breach of a contract to obtain insurance on the plaintiff’s building. The plaintiff had a verdict, and the defendant appealed from an order refusing to grant him a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.
The complaint is to the effect that the defendant was, at all times here material, a fire insurance agent, engaged in such business at Co*68Jeraine, and representing several fire insurance companies, the names and number thereof being unknown to the plaintiff, and, further, that on October 18, 1909, the plaintiff, being the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fonda v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Campbell v. American Fire Insurance Co. of PhiladelphiaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
- Everett v. O'LearySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Backus v. AmesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Rainer v. SchulteWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
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