Greenwich Insurance v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. This suit was brought by the State for the use of Frank J. Murray against the Greenwich Insurance Company and its sureties to recover on two policies of insurance for the sum of $1,000 each, issued on the following property: “Stock of lumber, laths and shingles, dressed and undressed, while contained in the one-story, shingle-roof frame shed, situated on block 71,'and on their open yards situated in blocks 71 and 72, Pine Bluff,…
Read the full summary
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. This suit was brought by the State for the use of Frank J. Murray against the Greenwich Insurance Company and its sureties to recover on two policies of insurance for the sum of $1,000 each, issued on the following property: “Stock of lumber, laths and shingles, dressed and undressed, while contained in the one-story, shingle-roof frame shed, situated on block 71,'and on their open yards situated in blocks 71 and 72, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.” The complaint alleges that on December 25, 1900, while said policies were in force, all the property situated in the…
1Opinion of the CourtPIiEL, C. J.
This is a suit against a fire insurance company and the sureties on its bond to the State of Arkansas. Two policies, covering the same property, are sued upon. They were issued April 20, 1900, and October 8, 1900, respectively, and are each for the sum of $1,000, and are for loss against fire, for the period of one year, of the property described, which is á stock of lumber in the shed and on the open yards of the appellant’s lumber plant in the city of Pine Bluff. During the life of the policies, on December 25, 1900, the lumber in the shed and a large quantity on the yards were totally…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- German Insurance v. GibsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1890
- Phœnix Insurance v. Public Parks Amusement Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
- Planters' Mutual Insurance v. LoydSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1900
- Phœnix Insurance v. MinnerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1898
3Cited by11 opinions
- Arkansas Mutual Fire Insurance v. WoolvertonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- NEW YORK UNDERWRITERS'FIRE INS. CO. v. Malham & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
- Citizens' Fire Insurance v. LordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Security Mutual Insurance v. WoodsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Planters' Mutual Insurance v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.