Legal Opinion

Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. v. Hinton

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1917PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from the chancery court of Jasper county. Hon. Gr. C. Tann, Chancellor. Bill by S. M. Hinton against the Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. We will answer the appellee’s brief by its headings. Appellee argues that the evidence is sufficient to show that the appellant Insurance Company made an agreement to extend appellant’s insurance.

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Appeal from the chancery court of Jasper county. Hon. Gr. C. Tann, Chancellor. Bill by S. M. Hinton against the Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. We will answer the appellee’s brief by its headings. Appellee argues that the evidence is sufficient to show that the appellant Insurance Company made an agreement to extend appellant’s insurance. The counsel for appellee say that the essentials of the oral contract to insure are not necessary because they contend that this was an…

1Opinion of the CourtSykes, J.

The appellee, S. M. Hinton, filed a bill in the chancery court of Jasper county against the appellant insurance company, L. L. Denison and Clyde Blankenship. The bill alleges that complainant owned a one-story frame building, which was his residence in the town of Bay Springs; that in January, 1910, he procured from the Jasper County Insurance Agency, a partnership composed of the defendants Denson and Blankenship, an insurance policy in the Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company to the extent of one thousand dollars insurance upon his dwelling and five hundred dollars insurance upon…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Tayloe v. Merchants' Fire Ins. Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
  2. Mills v. Merchants' Cotton-Press Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Home Insurance v. AdlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
  4. Mallette Ex Rel. Thomas v. British American Assurance Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1900
  5. Commercial Fire Insurance v. Morris & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1894

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Atlantic Coast Realty Co. v. Robertson'sSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
  2. Employers Fire Insurance v. SpeedMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Maryland Casualty Company v. KramelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
  4. Crowell v. New Hampshire Fire Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
  5. Ouachita Parish Police Jury v. Northern Ins. Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1937

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