Palatine Insurance v. Whitfield
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to Circuit Court for Jackson County; Cephas L. Wilson, Judge. Statement. On May 17th, 1915, defendant in error brought suit in the Circuit Court of Jackson County against the Palatine Insurance Company. The declaration is in the statutory form, on a fire insurance policy. The. defendant filed eight pleas. The first plea charges a breach of rVhat .is known as “The Iron Safe” clause, in that plaintiff did not take inventories as provided for in the policy.
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Writ of Error to Circuit Court for Jackson County; Cephas L. Wilson, Judge. Statement. On May 17th, 1915, defendant in error brought suit in the Circuit Court of Jackson County against the Palatine Insurance Company. The declaration is in the statutory form, on a fire insurance policy. The. defendant filed eight pleas. The first plea charges a breach of rVhat .is known as “The Iron Safe” clause, in that plaintiff did not take inventories as provided for in the policy. The second plea charges violation of “Iron Safé Clause,” in that plaintiff did not keep books, and did not produce the books…
1Opinion of the Court
Browne, C. J.,
(after stating the facts.) We are met at the .outset with a proposition which is presented for the first time in the brief of the defendant in error. It is contended that this court cannot consider any assignment which depends upon the bill of exceptions for support, for the reason that no assignment of errors is made a part of the bill of exceptions, nor does the bill purport to be predicated upon any assignment of errors, and Special Rule i of the Court is invoked in support of the contention that the bill of exceptions is a nullity.
It appears from tire record that at the time…
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- Queen Insurance v. YoungSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- Loventhal v. Home InsuranceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Tillis v. Liverpool & London & Globe InsuranceSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
- Eagle Fire Co. v. LewallenSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
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