Phenix Insurance v. Mills
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on an insurance policy. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County; the Hon. Alonzo K. Vickers. Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Creighton
This was an action in assumpsit in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, by appellee against appellant, to recover on an insurance policy for loss by fire. Trial by jury; verdict and judgment for $1,075.
This case was before us at the February term, 1898, and was reversed and remanded, on account of an erroneous instruction. It is reported in 77 Ill. App. 546.
The declaration consists of two counts, in the usual form, specially declaring on the policy and common counts. To this declaration appellant filed the general issue and a number of special pleas, among them its third, as follows:
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. GillisIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- North Chicago Street Railroad v. WiswellIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Berrington v. CaseyIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Phoenix Insurance v. MillsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
3Cited by1 opinion
- Tremblay v. Tri-City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1904