East Texas Fire Insurance v. Blum
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before Hon. Wm. H. Stewart. This is an action by appellees on a policy of insurance issued to A. T. Glenn & Son by appellant on October 2, 1886, which was transferred to appellees after the destruction of the goods covered by it.
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Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before Hon. Wm. H. Stewart. This is an action by appellees on a policy of insurance issued to A. T. Glenn & Son by appellant on October 2, 1886, which was transferred to appellees after the destruction of the goods covered by it. Glenn & Son did business at the town of Buffalo, and prior to the issuance of policy in question had obtained three policies on-their stock of goods, each for $1000. These three polices had been obtained through E. L. Bridges and other fire insurance agents residing at Navasota and other places, who it seems had solicited the…
1Opinion of the Court
STAYTON, Chief Justice.
As the court below declined to file con clusions of fact and law, we can not know on what issue or issues the cause was decided.
It is contended for appellant that Bridges was the agent of the assured for all purposes, and that notice of cancellation to him was notice to them; while it is claimed for appellees that Bridges was the agent of appellant for all purposes. ■
In this contention no question is made whether the acts of McHair, the clerk of Bridges, and notice to him are to be deemed as binding on each party as though his act was the act of Bridges, and notice to…
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- Hermann v. Niagara Fire InsururanceNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Indiana Insurance v. HartwellIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Kaler v. Builders' Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
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