Legal Opinion
Orient Ins. Co. v. Skellet Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1928No. 8140PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
Skellet Co. maintained a public storage warehouse. It obtained from Orient Ins. Co. a fire policy insuring it against loss or damage by fire, “On merchandise and property of every description, not owned by the assured, for which they may be legally liable, all while contained in the ten-story, fireproof building, situate and being No. 247-253 Sixth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota.” The policy, aside from the subject-matter insured, was in the terms prescribed by the state statute, and after the fire occurred the insured had its claimed loss or damage assessed by…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hamilton v. Liverpool, London & Globe InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Home Insurance v. Baltimore Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- California Insurance v. Union Compress Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Mills v. Merchants' Cotton-Press Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Itasca Paper Co. v. Niagara Fire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Cumis Insurance Society, Inc. v. Republic National Bank of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Giulietti v. Connecticut Insurance Placement FacilitySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Insurance CommissionerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- Globe & Rutgers Fire Insurance v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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