Farmers & Merchants Insurance v. Newman
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court of York county. Tried below before Bates, J. The policy was invalidated by the increasing of the mortgage, by the mortgage-foreclosure, and by the procuring of other insurance. '(Billings v. German Ins. Go., 34 Neb. 502; Brunswick Savings Institution v. Commercial Union Ins. Go., 68 Me. 313; Bates v. Equitable Ins. Go., 10 Wall. [II. S.] 33; Foote v. Hartford Fire Ins. Go., 119 Mass. 259; Smith v. Union Ins.
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Error from the district court of York county. Tried below before Bates, J. The policy was invalidated by the increasing of the mortgage, by the mortgage-foreclosure, and by the procuring of other insurance. '(Billings v. German Ins. Go., 34 Neb. 502; Brunswick Savings Institution v. Commercial Union Ins. Go., 68 Me. 313; Bates v. Equitable Ins. Go., 10 Wall. [II. S.] 33; Foote v. Hartford Fire Ins. Go., 119 Mass. 259; Smith v. Union Ins. Go., 120 Mass. 90; Titus v. Glens Falls Ins. Go., 81 N. Y. 417; Meadows v. Hawk-eye Ins. Go., 62 la. 387; Quinlan v. Providence-Washington Ins. Co., 133 N.…
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
Rebecca N. Newman brought this action against the Farmers & Merchants Insurance Company to recover on a policy of fire insurance covering a dwelling-house owned by John M. and Angeline Crain. The court directed the jury to find for the plaintiff, and from a judgment rendered on the verdict the defendant prosecutes error.
Mrs. Newman had a mortgage on the insured property to secure an indebtedness of $750, and for her benefit the company had attached to the policy a slip in the usual form, malting the loss, if any, payable to the mortgagee as her interest might appear. The action was defended…
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- Hanover Fire Insurance v. BohnNebraska Supreme Court · 1896
- Phenix Insurance v. PickelIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
- Oakland Home Insurance v. Bank of CommerceNebraska Supreme Court · 1896
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- Hall v. Niagara Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
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