Olson v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Hen-nepin county, where the action was tried by Young, J., without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtYanderburgh, J.
The defendant seeks to defeat a recovery in this action, on account of a breach of one of the conditions in a policy of insurance issued upon the dwelling-house of plaintiff, which runs as follows: “If the risk shall be increased by the erection or use of any building contiguous thereto, * * * without the consent of this company indorsed thereon, then, and in every such case, this policy shall be null and void.” In respect to an alleged breach of this condition, the court finds that, subsequent to the issuance of the policy, a cooper-shop was erected and operated at a distance of 25 feet from…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chandler v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1874
- Loy v. Home InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
- Cargill v. Millers' & Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Arkell v. . Commerce Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
3Cited by3 opinions
- Pettit v. State InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- De Graff v. Queen InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Robson v. United Order of ForestersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904