Legal Opinion

Connecticut Indemnity Co. v. Kelley

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided April 26, 1957PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CAMMACK, Judge.

A. K. Kelley brought this action to recover $9,000 from The Connecticut Indemnity Company under a policy insuring Kelley’s house and its contents against loss by fire. The claim for the loss of the dwelling was $8,000 and that for the personal property was $1,000. The Company admitted in its answer execution of the policy and the destruction of the house by fire. It pleaded the following affirmative defenses: (1) The policy was procured by material misrepresentations ; (2) Kelley’s estimate of the value of the personal property destroyed was intentionally and patently…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Royal Insurance v. SchwingCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
  2. Home Insurance v. CrowderCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  3. London & Provincial Marine & Fire Ins. v. MullinsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
  4. Rhode Island Insurance v. FallisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
  5. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Kentucky Lake Vacation Land, Inc. v. State Property & Buildings CommissionCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960

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