Mutual Fire Insurance v. Miller Lodge
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Harford County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception.—At the trial the plaintiff offered the four following prayers: 1. That by the true construction of the charter of the defendant, the plaintiff was in no default, because of the non-payment at the annual meeting of August 3rd, 1878, of interest on the deposit note given by the plaintiff to the defendant, unless the jury shall find that prior to the said meeting, the…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Harford County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception.—At the trial the plaintiff offered the four following prayers: 1. That by the true construction of the charter of the defendant, the plaintiff was in no default, because of the non-payment at the annual meeting of August 3rd, 1878, of interest on the deposit note given by the plaintiff to the defendant, unless the jury shall find that prior to the said meeting, the hoard of managers of the defendant had determined that the interest of the company required that interest on the deposit…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
This action was brought by the appellee against the appellants, on a policy of insurance against loss by fire; and recovery was had for the amount of the insurance.
By the prayers offered in the Court below for instruction to the jury, two principal questions were presented; *4691st. whether the insurance to the appellee was suspended, prior to and at the time of the occurrence of the loss by fire, by reason of default by the appellee in making the annual payment of interest on the premium or deposit note, according to the requirement of the policy and the express terms of the charter and by-laws…
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