Legal Opinion
Keil Motor Co. v. Royal Insurance Co., Ltd., of Liverpool
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided September 22, 1933No. Action of Assumpsit on insurance policy, No. 146PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harrington, J.,
delivering the opinion of the Court:
It appears from the pleadings that the automobile covered by the policy sued on was destroyed by fire on December 16, 1929; that the proof of loss was filed by the plaintiff *28company some time after May 8, 1930, and that suit was brought against the defendant in this action on December 18, 1930.
The defendant’s fourth and fifth pleas respectively allege as defenses to the plaintiff’s action on the policy:
1. That its proof of loss was not filed with the defendant company within ten days after it became aware of the “loss or damage- to said…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Insurance Co. v. WolffSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Smith v. Niagara Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1887
- Stout v. City Fire Insurance Co. of New HavenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1861
- Bush v. . Westchester Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Eagle Insurance v. Lafayette InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1857
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Prudential Fire Ins. Co. v. Trave-Taylor Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
- Nathan Miller, Inc. v. Northern InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1944
- Szymanska v. Equitable Life InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1936
- Closser v. Penn Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Reeve v. HawkeCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1957
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