Lititz Mutual Ins. Co. v. MILLER
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Ethridge, C.
The issues here center around a requested reformation of a fire insurance policy by inserting in it the mortgagee’s name in the loss payable clause, and the determination 'of whether insured’s proofs of loss were fraudulently made and thereby voided the policy.
J. J. Miller, one of the appellees, was a carpenter who had had some experience in the construction of homes. In July, 1948, he had almost completed a house on 17th Avenue in the City of Laurel, Mississippi. He also owned a lot on 7th Avenue in Laurel, upon which he desired to erect a small house, with the idea of selling it…
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- Stearns v. Quincy Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Beddow v. HicksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1940
- Swearingen v. Hartford Fire Ins.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1899
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. McCarthySupreme Court of Kansas · 1904
- Fadden v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1933
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