Legal Opinion · Dissent

Leach v. Commercial Casualty Insurance

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 6, 1927No. Docket No. 78PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1DissentBird, J.

Plaintiff secured a policy of burglary insurance from defendant in November, 1921, in the amount of $1,000 and paid therefor a premium of $32.50. ' Subsequently, in October, 1922, he suffered a loss of $822 by burglary. In due time he presented the defendant with proofs of loss, but it denied liability on the ground that plaintiff made certain representations of warranties which were untrue. The case was heard by the trial court without the aid of a jury. After it was submitted the court made the following finding of facts and the law:

“1. Morris Leach, the plaintiff in this case, had a policy…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Pollock v. German Fire-InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Gordon v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1917
  3. Continental Insurance v. HortonMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
  4. Blake v. Farmers' Mutual Lightning Protected Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Pottsville Mutual Fire Ins. v. Minnequa Springs Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Krajewski v. Western & Southern Life InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1928
  2. Henne v. Glens Falls InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1929

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