Legal Opinion
Firemen's Ins. Co. v. Brooks
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1929No. 5194PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the final phase of the controversy, considered by this court in another aspect in 19 F.(2d) 277. By the decree then affirmed, the District Court, in equity, had ordered a reformation of the poliey so as to make Mr. and Mrs. Brooks jointly the insured; and in a suit upon the policy, when so reformed, the plaintiffs had a jury verdict and -a judgment for the full amount. The present appeal presents two substantial questions only: (1) Was the poliey invalid because of the existence of an outstanding title in one Trimby? (2) Were plaintiffs in fatal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hindman v. First Nat. Bank of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902
- Atlas Reduction Co. v. New Zealand Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Continental Ins. Co. of City of New York v. FortnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
- Commercial Union Fire Ins. of New York v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1927
- Firemen's Ins. v. BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1927
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- Connecticut Fire Insurance Company v. A. H. FoxCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. Co. v. StallardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
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