Stone v. Insurance Co. of North America
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for What-com county, Neterer, J., entered November 12, 1908, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action on an insurance policy.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, C. J.
This was an action on an insurance policy, to recover the value of certain goods lost by the perils of the sea. So far as material to the. present inquiry, the facts are as follows: On the 24th day of August, .1905, the defendant insured the plaintiffs to the amount of $10,000 on all kinds of lawful goods and merchandise, .consisting principally of electrical appliances, apparatus and supplies for electric roads, against loss or damage by fire, collision, derailment of trains or perils of the sea, for the term of one year from August 19, 1905.
In general terms the. policy covered shipments by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Balch v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1892
- Smith v. Equitable Mortgage Co.New York Supreme Court · 1893
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. v. Knickerbocker Steam Towage Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1899
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- L. J. Dowell, Inc. v. United Pacific Casualty InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1937