Legal Opinion

Hetherington v. Continental Insurance Co. of New York

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 27, 1941PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dady

In a trial before the court, without a jury, the plaintiff obtained a judgment against the defendant for $843.80 and costs. Defendant appeals.

The' complaint filed September 16, 1940, alleged and the- undisputed facts show that plaintiff was the owner of a four-door sedan which he purchased new in April 1938, for the sum of $1,204, and which the defendant insured against all loss and damage by collision in excess of $50; that on December 23, 1939, while the policy of insurance was in force, the car was damaged in an accidental collision; that plaintiff and defendant attempted but were unable…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Patriotic Order Sons of America Hall Ass'n v. Hartford Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  2. Second Society of Universalists v. Royal InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
  3. Podolsky v. RaskinIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
  4. Turner v. Hartford Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  5. Smith v. DouglassIllinois Supreme Court · 1854

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Zimmerman v. Illinois Farmers InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  2. City of Fairbanks v. RiceAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
  3. General Casualty Co. v. Tracer Industries, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  4. NORTHWESTERN SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY v. ClarkNevada Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Aksharbrahma Corp., D/B/A American Motor Inn v. Nautilus Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 2025

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