Omaha Fire Insurance v. Dierks & White
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court of Holt county. Tried below before Kinkaid, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. Where the policy requires written notice of the loss to be furnished, and also requires the furnishing of proofs of loss, both are conditions precedent to the plaintiff’s right to recover. (Cornell v. Milwaukee Mutual Ins. Co., 18 Wis., 407; American Central Ins. Co. v. Hathaway, 23 Pac. Rep. [Kan.], 428; Farmers Ins.
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Error from the district court of Holt county. Tried below before Kinkaid, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. Where the policy requires written notice of the loss to be furnished, and also requires the furnishing of proofs of loss, both are conditions precedent to the plaintiff’s right to recover. (Cornell v. Milwaukee Mutual Ins. Co., 18 Wis., 407; American Central Ins. Co. v. Hathaway, 23 Pac. Rep. [Kan.], 428; Farmers Ins. Co. v. Frick, 29 O. St., 466; Home Ins. Co. v. Lindsey, 26 O. St., 348 ; Forest City Ins. Co. v. School District, 4 Brad. [111.]/145; Blossom v. Lycoming…
1Opinion of the Court
Ragan, C.
Dierks & White brought this suit in the district court of Holt county, against the Omaha Fire Insurance Company, to recover the value of certain live stock which they alleged they owned, which had been insured against loss or damage by fire by the insurance company, and which live stock had been destroyed by fire. Dierks & White had a verdict and judgment, and the insurance company brings the case here for review.
1. The first error assigned is “irregularity in the proceedings of the court and abuse of discretion, by which the defendant was prevented from having a fair trial.” This…
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- Tayloe v. Merchants' Fire Ins. Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
- Williamsburg City Fire Insurance v. CaryIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Ætna Insurance v. MaguireIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
- State Insurance v. SchreckNebraska Supreme Court · 1889
- Harriman v. Queen Insurance Co. of LondonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
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