Smith ex rel. Inter-Ocean Casualty Co. v. Allemannia Fire Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. Nobman L. Jones, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1919.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Waggoner
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee, DeWitt W. Smith, filed a bill in chancery to recover on twenty-two fire insurance policies issued to him by the seventeen defendants. The amounts of the policies aggregated $86,000. The court awarded him $78,409.26, and entered a decree apportioning that amount against the several appellants under the different policies.
An entry of appearance and disclaimer of the Woodmen’s Casualty Company, Inter-Ocean Life and Casualty Company, and the Inter-Ocean Casualty Company has been filed thereby eliminating the question…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tribette v. Illinois Central RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1892
- State Ins. Co. of Des Moines v. TaylorSupreme Court of Colorado · 1890
- Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. WilliamsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- Stenzel v. Pennsylvania Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Hegard v. California InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
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