Legal Opinion

American Insurance v. Padfield

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1875PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker

In this case, appellees sued out a writ of attachment against Martin Anderson, from the circuit court of St. Clair county. It was issued on the 28th day of February, 1872, and was served on the same day, by levying on lots 11 and 12, in Williams’ first addition to the town of Lebanon, in that county, and by summoning James E. Padfield, as garnishee.

On the first day of the following July, Anderson applied for and obtained a policy of insurance on a dwelling house on the premises. The policy was for insurance for five years from that date. Early in September following, the house was destroyed…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. Herrman v. . Merchants' Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1880
  2. Phœnix Insurance v. TuckerIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
  3. Connecticut Fire Ins. v. BuchananCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
  4. Continental Insrance Co. of New York City v. KyleIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Continental Insurance Co. of New York v. DunningCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933

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