Westchester Fire Insurance v. Foster
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John G. Rogers, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Justice
Craig delivered the opinion of the Court:
This was an action brought by Thomas J. Foster, against the Westchester Fire Insurance Company, upon'a policy for $1000 on a dwelling house in Chicago. The policy was issued to Thomas J. Foster and C.. Baumhard, but it contained the following provision: “ Loss, if any, first payable to Thomas J. Foster as his interest may appear.”
It is first claimed by appellant that the contract is with Foster and Baumhard jointly, and that Foster can not maintain an action alone. Baumhard paid no part of the premium, nor was he aware that the policy…
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- Honore v. Lamar Fire InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
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