Glens Falls Insurance v. Porter
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Brevard County. STATEMENT. Defendant in error instituted a suit at law against plaintiff in error, and alleged in the declaration that the defendant below on the twenty-seventh day of May, 1895, at Titusville, in Brevard county, Florida, made its policy of insurance- and delivered it to George B. Rumph and thereby, in consideration of $22.50 premium to it paid by Rumph, insured the said George B.' Rumph against loss or damage by fire to…
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Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Brevard County. STATEMENT. Defendant in error instituted a suit at law against plaintiff in error, and alleged in the declaration that the defendant below on the twenty-seventh day of May, 1895, at Titusville, in Brevard county, Florida, made its policy of insurance- and delivered it to George B. Rumph and thereby, in consideration of $22.50 premium to it paid by Rumph, insured the said George B.' Rumph against loss or damage by fire to the amount of $500 on his two-story metal roof, frame building, including awnings, while occupied by the assured as dry…
1Per curiam
(after stating the facts.)
This cause being reached for final adjudication, was re-who report the same recommending reversal. After due-consideration the court has prepared the following opinion:
The errors assigned are as follows: 1. The court erred' in overruling the demurrer of defendant to the declaration.
2. The court erred in granting the motion of plaintiff for entry of default filed at chambers July 16th, 1897.
3. The clerk of said court was not authorized by law to enter the final judgment he entered in said cause.
4. The clerk was without authority to entertain or consider the evidence…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Eddy v. London Assurance Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Palmer Savings Bank v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. OlcottIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Westchester Fire Insurance v. CoverdaleSupreme Court of Kansas · 1892
- Queen Insurance v. Dearborn Savings, Loan & Building Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Germania Fire Insurance v. BallyArizona Supreme Court · 1918
- Union Institution for Savings v. Phoenix InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Walker v. Queen Insurance Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
- Jonathan Paskow, as Trustee v. Calvert Fire Insurance Company, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- National Casualty Company v. General Motors Acceptance CorporationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
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