Blake v. Farmers' Mutual Lightning Protected Fire Insurance
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Sanilac; Beach, J. Assumpsit by Ira Blake against the Farmers’ Mutual Lightning Protected Fire Insurance Company of Michigan, Ltd., upon a policy of insurance. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
Plaintiff recovered a judgment of $500 against defendant on a fire insurance policy by direction of the court, and defendant assigns error.
The conceded facts appear to be that in August, *5911910, plaintiff applied to one Sheldon, the local agent of defendant, for insurance on his farm dwelling and barn, situate in Sanilac county. The agent, being familiar with the premises, advised plaintiff that he could insure the barn, but not the house, .because it was not provided with lightning rods. Sheldon, being also an agent for the sale of lightning rods, was engaged by plaintiff to rod the house.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Steele v. German InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
- Russell v. Detroit Mutual Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
- Gristock v. Royal InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
- Simpson v. Ohio Farmer's InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
- Power v. Monitor InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
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- Turner v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1946
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