Legal Opinion

Niagara Insurance v. Lee

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 3, 1889No. 6237PublishedCited by 53 opinions

Appeal from Mitchell. Tried below before Hon. Wm. Kennedy.

1Opinion of the Court

Henry, Associate Justice.—

This suit was brought by appellees to recover upon an insurance policy.

The policy sued upon shows that it was issued on the 1st day of September, 1882, in favor of T. H. Lee & Co.

It appears that at the date of the policy T. H. Lee and his father D. N. Lee were partners, using said firm name, and as such were owners of the merchandise covered thereunder.

Shortly after the insurance was effected T. H. Lee sold his interest in the property of the firm to one C. N. Klauber, and the firm name was changed to Klauber & Co.

Endorsed on the face of the policy are the words…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Morrison v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1887

3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States v. EllisTexas Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Bernhard v. Rochester German InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
  3. Wagner & Chabot v. Westchester Fire InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1899
  4. East Texas Fire Insurance v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  5. American Fire Insurance v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1896

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