Legal Opinion

Newark Fire Insurance v. Sammons

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 19, 1884PublishedCited by 16 opinions

- Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elliott Anthony, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig

This was an action on a policy of insurance, brought by appellees, to whom the policy was issued and delivered, against the Newark Fire Insurance Company. The policy was dated December 23, 1880, and is in the usual form, and contains, among other- conditions, the following:

“1. If any broker, or other person than the assured, has procured this policy, or any renewal thereof, or any indorsement thereon, he shall be deemed to be the agent of the assured, and not of this company, in any transaction relating to the insurance.
“2. This insurance may be terminated, at any time by request of the…

2Cited by16 opinions

  1. Waterloo Lumber Co. v. Des Moines InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
  2. Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance v. BellIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Fisher ex rel. Kiniry v. Associated Underwriters, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1938
  4. Chrisman & Sawyer Banking Co. v. Hartford Fire InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1898
  5. Kinney v. Rochester German InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908

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