Legal Opinion
Travelers Fire Insurance v. Bank of New Albany
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 5, 1962No. 42438PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
The principal question in this case pertains to a waiver by an insurance agent for his principals of a vacancy or unoccupancy clause in fire insurance policies on commercial property. Mrs. Merita Johnson, administratrix of the estate of B. W. Johnson, deceased, and the Bank of New Albany, mortgagee, brought this action as an attachment in chancery (Union County) against the Standard Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., four other insurance companies, and Wilbanks Insurance Co., their general agent. They sought recovery on fire insurance policies covering a dimension mill in New Albany.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Employers Fire Insurance v. SpeedMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. LockardMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
- Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. ClarkMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. AdamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1931
- Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. v. DelaneyMississippi Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by13 opinions
- FRANK GARDNER HDWE. AND SUPPLY CO. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1963
- The Charles Stores, Inc. v. Aetna Insurance Company, the Charles Stores, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Allstate Insurance v. Reliance InsuranceCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Minnesota Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. LarrMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- John W. Fishel, Administrator of the Estate of Stephen T. Fishel, Deceased v. American Security Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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