Legal Opinion
Lamar Insurance v. Pennell
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 25, 1886PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. O. T. Beeves, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, J.
In February, 1872, the Mormal Hotel and contents, the property of William A. Pennell, were destroyed by fire. He had insurance thereon in five different companies amounting in the aggregate to §14,500, including §2,500 in the Lamar. All of these paid promptly and in full, except the latter, which, having suspended shortly after and in consequence of the great Chicago fire of Oct. 1871, paid only a dividend of fifty-two per cent, with interest to the 23d of Juno, 1875, being about §1,380.
Pennell then brought an action against the C. & A. R. R. Co. for the burning of said property, alleging…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Connecticut Fire Insurance v. Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Cole v. FavoriteIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Peoria Marine & Fire Insurance v. FrostIllinois Supreme Court · 1865
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. PennellIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Pentz v. Receivers of the Ætna Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Chancery · 1842
3Cited by2 opinions
- Schlake v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1960
- Casler v. ByersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1888