Stemmer v. Scottish Insurance
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah.: Loyal B. Stearns, Judge. This is a suit by Solomon Stemmer against the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company and others, to set aside the awards of arbitrators, and to recover upon certain policies of insurance the amount of loss claimed to have been sustained by fire.
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From Multnomah.: Loyal B. Stearns, Judge. This is a suit by Solomon Stemmer against the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company and others, to set aside the awards of arbitrators, and to recover upon certain policies of insurance the amount of loss claimed to have been sustained by fire. The facts are : That plaintiff was the owner of and operated a glove factory at Portland, Oregon, and kept therein a stock of gloves, skins, leather and other material and goods, besides tools and machinery used in manufacturing gloves. On October 14, 1895, a fire occurred in said factory, resulting in…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Moore
It is contended by plaintiff’s counsel that their client, having agreed upon a submission of differences to arbitration, sought to' select some reputable and competent person to estimate the amount of his loss, and to that end proposed the names of several individuals possessing these qualifications ; but that E. P. Farnsworth and A. J. Wetzler, insurance adjusters representing the defendant companies, after objecting to each name so proposed, suggested the name of Isaac L. White, claiming that he was well qualified for the position, and stating that, if plaintiff did not accept White as his…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Carnochan v. ChristieSupreme Court of the United States · 1826
- Bradshaw v. Agricultural Insurance of WatertownNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Van Cortlandt v. UnderhillCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1819
- Mosness v. German-American Insurance Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Hall v. Norwalk Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1888
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- Richardson Co. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1917
- Merriam v. Victory Mining Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1900
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