Legal Opinion
Martin v. Franklin Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 15, 1875PublishedCited by 4 opinions
On demurrer to the declaration.
1Opinion of the Court
*141The opinion of the court was delivered by
Depue, J.
This action was brought on a policy of insurance against loss by fire, issued by the defendants to the plaintiff* on premises in Jersey City. The policy is under seal, and is dated on the 27th of April, 1870. The loss occurred in September of the same year.
The ground of demurrer is, that the action was improperly brought in the plaintiff’s name. To sustain the demurrer, the defendants rely on an averment in the declaration, that “ on the 30th day of May, 1870, by a certain memorandum written on the face of said policy of insurance, and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Grosvenor v. . the Atlantic Fire Insurance Co. of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Davis v. BoardmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815
- Bidwell v. . Northwestern Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Turner v. Quincy Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Ward v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
3Cited by4 opinions
- National Casualty Company v. General Motors Acceptance CorporationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Home Insurance Company v. BB Rider CorporationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1963
- General GMC Sales, Inc. v. PassarellaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1984
- Glens Falls Ins. v. SherrittCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938