Legal Opinion
Hurd v. Maine Mutual Fire Insurance
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 27, 1942PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWorster, J.
On motion and exceptions by the defendant. This is an action of assumpsit against a domestic mutual assessment fire insurance company, on an alleged contract to insure against loss by fire or hghtning, where no policy had been issued.
Verdict was rendered for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,220. No question is raised as to the proof of loss, or the amount of the verdict.
The motion for a new trial and the exceptions to the refusal to direct a verdict for the defendant present the same question and will be considered together.
It appears that on August 14,1939, the plaintiff, a resident of Webster…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Commercial Mutual Marine Insurance v. Union Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1857
- City of Davenport v. Peoria Marine & Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
- Bryan v. MenefeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Blumenthal v. Berkshire Life-InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1903
- Koivisto v. Bankers & Merchants Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
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3Cited by16 opinions
- MacDonald v. Carpenter & Pelton, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Apparel Manufacturers' Supply Co. v. National Automobile & Casualty InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- W. S. Libbey Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1953
- County Forest Products, Inc. v. Green Mountain Agency, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- William Lewis v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1968
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