Legal Opinion

Aetna Insurance v. Strout

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 13, 1896No. 1,680PublishedCited by 10 opinions

From the Lawrence Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtGavin, J.

Appellee recovered judgment for the value of certain patterns destroyed by fire and covered by an insurance policy issued by appellant.

The complaint was not bad for the want of a direct averment of the consideration and time of expiration of the policy. The policy itself was made a proper exhibit and supplied both these facts. Jaqua v. Woodbury, 3 Ind. App. 289; Reynolds v. Baldwin, 93 Ind. 57.

The complaint alleged that after notice the company’s agent and adjuster investigated the circumstances attending the loss, and the “defendant” then denied all liability “to plaintiff on account of said…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Imperial Fire Insurance v. Coos CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Thompson v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. Mutual Life Insurance v. WilerIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Commercial Union Assurance Co. v. State ex rel. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Bowlus v. Phenix InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Federal Life Insurance v. KerrIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Germania Fire Insurance v. PitcherIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Maxwell v. Springfield Fire & Marine InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1920
  4. Calahan v. DunkerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
  5. German Baptist Tri-County Mutual Protective Ass'n v. ConnerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1917

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