Legal Opinion
McMaster v. . Pres., Etc., Ins. Co. of N. Am.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 1873PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] There are two principal grounds on which the defendants rely to defeat the action of the plaintiff.
1st. That Lake, the assignor of the plaintiff and the assured named in the policy, broke the conditions of that instrument, by having other prior insurance on the property therein insured, or on some part thereof, without notice to and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hoffman v. Ætna Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Ætna Fire Insurance v. TylerCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1836
- New York Central Insurance v. WatsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
- Irving v. Excelsior Fire InsuranceThe Superior Court of New York City · 1857
- Rowley v. Empire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
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3Cited by85 opinions
- Travelers' Ins. v. MelickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
- Darrow v. . Family Fund SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Gerringer v. North Carolina Home InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- Bentley v. Standard Fire InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
- Dam v. Kirk La Shelle Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1910
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