Devereux v. Sun Fire Office of London
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by Patrick Devereux and the Oneida Savings Bank against the Sun Fire Office, of London, to reform an insurance policy. Judgment was given awarding the relief asked, and the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
On the 12th day of September, 1883, the plaintiff Patrick Devereux applied to Hiram L. Rockwell for a policy of insurance for $100 on his frame barn, situated in the town of Lenox, Madison county, Y. Y., and *656$300 on the produce therein. Rockwell was the defendant’s agent, and lived at the village of Oneida. He was engaged in making, and authorized by the defendant to make, contracts of insurance, and to issue policies for it against loss or damage by ñre. The plaintiff Devereux claims that he made application for a policy of insurance on the property mentioned for the term of one year, and…
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- Pitcher v. . HennesseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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