Legal Opinion
Smith v. Firemen's Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 1939No. 6740PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TREANOR, Circuit Judge.
Defendants appeal from judgments entered against them in a suit prosecuted by plaintiffs upon separate policies’ of fire insurance issued by defendants. The defense relied upon in the trial was surrender and cancellation of the policies by mutual agreement prior to the time that loss was sustained. The District Court denied defendants’ motion for a directed verdict and also their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict of the jury. Defendants contend that the foregoing rulings constituted error.
The following facts are disclosed by the evidence. The individual…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. TewesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907
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- Globe & Rutgers Fire Insurance v. Emil Willbrandt Surgical Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1906
- Rogers v. PowellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1878
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