Hartford Fire Insurance v. Wilcox
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marshall county; the Hon. S. L. Richmond, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAllister
This was an action of assumpsit, upon a verbal contract to insure the building of plaintiff.
Upon trial on issues of fact, a verdict was rendered against the defendants, on whose behalf, a motion for a new trial ivas made, which was overruled by the court and exception taken. Judgment having been given upon the verdict, the case was brought to this court by appeal. The bill of exceptions embodies all the evidence, as well as the proper exceptions.
The errors principally relied on are : First, that no valid contract was shown; second, the court erred in excluding competent evidence offered by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Trustees of the First Baptist Ch. v. . Brooklyn Fire Ins.New York Court of Appeals · 1859
- City of Davenport v. Peoria Marine & Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
- Andrews v. Essex Fire & Marine Ins.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1822
- Audubon v. . Excelsior Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Bragdon v. Appleton Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1856
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