Legal Opinion

Evan L. Reed Manufacturing Co. v. Wurts

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 24, 1914No. Gen. No. 18,764PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Charles A. Williams, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1912. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Baume

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit brought in the Municipal Court by The Evan L. Beed Mfg. Co., a corporation, against Charles P. Wurts to recover damages occasioned by the alleged failure of the defendant to procure certain fire insurance policies covering property belonging to the plaintiff. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment against the defendant for $3,666.68, to reverse which judgment he prosecutes this appeal.

Plaintiff’s statement of claim avers that on or about November 1, 1909, the defendant, who was then and there an insurance…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Watertown Fire Insurance v. BustIllinois Supreme Court · 1892

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Valdez v. Taylor Automobile Co.California Court of Appeal · 1954
  2. Johnson v. Illini Mutual InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958
  3. Black v. Illinois Fair Plan AssociationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  4. Perelman v. FisherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  5. Sheridan v. GreenbergDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

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