Rabok Manufacturing Co. v. Agricultural Insurance
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis.— Hon. Frank Landwehr, Judge. (1) The keeping and use of prohibited articles, to-wit, naptha, or heavy naptha, on the premises before the fire, and both being conceded as more inflammable than kerosene, the policy was thereby rendered void. Kenefick v. Norwich Union Fire Ins. Soo., 203 Mo. 204, 103 S. W. 957; Penman v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 216 U. S. 311, affirming 151 Fed. 96; Westchester Fire Ins.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis.— Hon. Frank Landwehr, Judge. (1) The keeping and use of prohibited articles, to-wit, naptha, or heavy naptha, on the premises before the fire, and both being conceded as more inflammable than kerosene, the policy was thereby rendered void. Kenefick v. Norwich Union Fire Ins. Soo., 203 Mo. 204, 103 S. W. 957; Penman v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 216 U. S. 311, affirming 151 Fed. 96; Westchester Fire Ins. Co. v. Ocean View Pleasure Pier Co., 106 Ya. 633; Norfolk Fire Ins. Co. v. Talley, 112 Va. 413'; Steinbach v. Relief Fire Ins.…
1Opinion of the Court
This is an action to recover on a fire insurance policy. Plaintiff recovered judgment for $1500 and interest, with $200 for attorney's fees, and nothing for vextious delay. The policy covered machinery, equipment, appliances, dynamos, furniture and fixtures, and all office equipment, and all improvements made to the building, and "stock in trade, consisting principally of paints, dry or in oil, paint pigments, oils, minerals, colors, manufactured, unmanufactured and in the process of manufacture, and all materials and supplies used in and for the manufacture, storage, shipping, packing and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Non-Royalty Shoe Co. v. Phoenix Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1919
- Kenefick & Hammond v. Norwich Union Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Harper v. . New York City Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Archer v. Merchants' & Manufacturers' InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
- Yoch v. Home Mutual InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
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- Nolan v. Consolidated School District No. 3Missouri Court of Appeals · 1927
- American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. Wilson-Keith & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company, a Corporation, and Central Mutual Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Wilson-Keith & Company, a Corporation, and Dumas-Wilson & Company, a Corporation, Wilson-Keith & Company, a Corporation, and Dumas-Wilson & Company, a Corporation v. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company, a Corporation, and Central Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957