Vandalia Mutual County Fire Ins. v. Peasley
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on an insurance policy. Trial in the Circuit Court of Fayette County; the Hon. Samuel L. Dwight, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the August term, 1898.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bigelow
If the amended record of the proceedings of the directors’ meeting of February 16, 1896, was improperly excluded from the jury, it becomes immaterial to inquire whether the original record of the proceedings might properly have been admitted or not, hence we express no opinion in regard to it.
The right of the directors of the company to amend their records when necessary, so as to cause them to show what they actually did when convened in session and acting as a body, does not seem to be contested by appellee’s counsel, and it can not, in our opinion, be successfully contested, since even the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Palmyra v. KnightIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Village of Gilberts v. RabeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893
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