Legal Opinion

Redner v. New York Fire Insurance

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 3, 1904No. Nos. 13,978—(37)PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Action in the district court for Hennepin county to vacate and set asflde an award of arbitrators; to have ascertained the amount plaintiff was entitled to recover from defendants, New York Fire Insurance Company and three other-companies, upon certain policies of fire insurance respectively issued by them; and for general relief.

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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to vacate and set asflde an award of arbitrators; to have ascertained the amount plaintiff was entitled to recover from defendants, New York Fire Insurance Company and three other-companies, upon certain policies of fire insurance respectively issued by them; and for general relief. From an order, Elliott, J., overruling a demurrer to. the complaint on the grounds that the same did not state a cause of action and that several causes of action were therein improperly united, defendants appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

START, O. J.

The complaint herein alleged, with other matters, in effect, that the defendants issued fire insurance policies to the assignor of the plaintiff, covering certain personal property which was described therein. After the sale of the property to the plaintiff, the policies were duly assigned to him, with the consent of the defendants. While the policies were in 'force, and on April 9, 1903, a fire occurred, whereby the property so insured was damaged in the sum of $1,500. The parties hereto thereafter agreed that the amount of such loss should be determined by arbitration. Three…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Levine v. Lancashire InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
  2. Mosness v. German-American Insurance Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
  3. Christianson v. Norwich Union Fire Insursance SocietySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
  4. Produce Refrigerating Co. v. Norwich Union Fire Insurance SocietySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
  5. Janney, Semple & Co. v. GoehringerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Dechter v. National Council of Knights & Ladies of SecuritySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
  2. Hanley v. Ætna InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
  3. Seagate Technology, LLC v. Western Digital Corporation, Sining MaoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2014
  4. American Central Insurance v. District Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
  5. Butler v. ButlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930

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