Legal Opinion
Affleck v. Kean
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 30, 1929PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
In Affleck v. Potomac Insurance Co., 49 R. I. 112, 140 A. 469 (see also 141 A. 183), we held that plaintiff could not recover upon a fire insurance policy on account of a material misdescription of her automobile in the policy. Plaintiff thereupon commenced these actions of the case in assumpsit.
The action against Mr. Kean is for breach of his agreement with plaintiff to procure fire insurance on her automobile. The action against the insurance company is for breach of its agreement with plaintiff made by its agent, Mr. Kean, to insure her automobile against damage by fire. The action against…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cass v. LordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Everett v. O'LearySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Page v. MoultonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1928
- Affleck v. Potomac Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1928
3Cited by5 opinions
- Kenney Manufacturing Co. v. Starkweather & Shepley, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
- Etheridge v. Atlantic Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
- Lifespan/Physicians Professional Services Organization, Inc. v. Combined Insurance of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2004
- Ward v. MooreOhio Court of Appeals · 1930
- McAlice v. Safeco Life Insurance Company, 93-5331 (1997)Superior Court of Rhode Island · 1997