Straus v. Eagle Insurance
Ohio Supreme Court
Assumpsit. Reserved in the District Court of Ross county. This case was submitted and reserved upon an agreed statement of facts, which appears in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtRanney, J.
This action is brought upon a policy of insurance. The defendant admits the right of the plaintiffs to recover, unless the promissory notes produced by them are allowed as a set off to the plaintiffs’ demand. From the agreed statement-of facts, it appears that these notes, given by the plaintiffs to several creditors of theirs in New York, and upon which there was then due about $3,000, were indorsed by the holders to the defendant before the commencement of this suit, and in accordance with a written agreement made with the secretary of the company, which; after acknowledging the transfer of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Boyd's Lessee v. GravesSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- McCullough v. MossCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1846
- New York Firemen Insurance v. SturgesNew York Supreme Court · 1824
- Korn v. Mutual Assurance Soc. Against Fire on Buildings of Va.Supreme Court of the United States · 1810
- New-York Firemen Insurance Co. v. BennettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1825
3Cited by26 opinions
- English v. SmockIndiana Supreme Court · 1870
- London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of America v. Fairbanks Steam Shovel Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1925
- Humboldt Min. Co. v. American Manufacturing, Mining & Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1894
- Hays v. Galion Gas Light & Coal Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1876
- Simpson v. JenningsNebraska Supreme Court · 1884
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.