Brecht v. Law Union & Crown Ins.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon
At Law. On October 5, 1904, defendant issued to A. S. Douglass, R. P. D. Douglass, and A. B. Douglass, partners doing business under the firm name of St. Johns Lumber Company, its policy of insurance, whereby it insured the firm against loss or damage by fire, as per printed slip attached to the policy, as follows: $1,500 On frame wet log saw mill building and additions, adjoining and communicating, situate on the east bank of the Willamette river, St. Johns, Multnomah…
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At Law. On October 5, 1904, defendant issued to A. S. Douglass, R. P. D. Douglass, and A. B. Douglass, partners doing business under the firm name of St. Johns Lumber Company, its policy of insurance, whereby it insured the firm against loss or damage by fire, as per printed slip attached to the policy, as follows: $1,500 On frame wet log saw mill building and additions, adjoining and communicating, situate on the east bank of the Willamette river, St. Johns, Multnomah county, Oregon. $1,500 On engines, boilers, and connections. $1.500 On fixed and movable machinery. * * * $500 On lumber; all…
1Opinion of the CourtWolverton, District Judge
(after stating the facts). The questions presented in this case of which I deem it important to take note are the same as those presented in the case of Vancouver National Bank v. Law Union & Crown Insurance Company (just decided) 153 Fed. 440, save one, which I will now determine. That question is whether, by virtue of the contract of August 25, 1905, between the St. Johns Lumber Company and the plaintiff, a change was effected in the interest, title, or possession of the property, the subject of the insurance, such as renders the policies of insurance upon which the action is based void…
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- Cadwell's Bank v. CrittendenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Vancouver Nat. Bank v. Law Union & Crown Ins.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon · 1907
- Appolos v. BradyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1892
- Richmond v. Mississippi MillsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1889
- Robson v. TomlinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
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