Legal Opinion · Dissent

Morris v. Central West Casualty Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 23, 1932No. Gen. No. 35,251Published

1DissentJustice Scanlan

As I read the record the opinion of the majority of this court does not fully state the position of the - defendant. When the plaintiff, in the trial court, offered the policy in evidence, the following occurred: “Mr. Potter (attorney for defendant): I am not objecting to the authenticity of the document or its execution. I object to it as immaterial, irrelevant and incompetent in that by reason of uncertainty it is a void contract and because the Court has no jurisdiction of the remedy and by reason of the uncertainty of amount involved there could1 be no judgment upon it.” In its argument…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Healey v. Mutual Accident Ass'n of the NorthwestIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Weisguth v. Supreme Tribe of Ben HurIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Wilkinson v. Ætna Life InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Travelers' Insurance v. DunlapIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Claim of Lyle v. H. R. Lyle Cider & Vinegar Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926

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