Legal Opinion
Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Wilson & Toomer Fertilizer Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1925No. 4352PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit to recover the face value of a fire insurance policy. The policy is for $21,000, and insures the use and occupancy of plaintiff’s fertilizer factory. It contains the following provisions:
“The word Business,’ wherever used in this contract, shall be considered and held to have the following meaning according to the class of property insured; In a manufacturing property: ‘The production of goods,’ ” etc.
“If the said building or machinery or equipment or stock contained therein be destroyed or damaged by fire occurring during the life of this policy, so as to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fidelity Mutual Life Ass'n v. MettlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Farmers' & Merchants' Insurance v. DobneySupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Home Life Insurance v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
3Cited by10 opinions
- NATIONAL UN. FIRE INS. CO. v. Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of California v. BartonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
- Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. Co. of New York v. Cortez Cigar Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Miller v. Hocking Glass Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1935
- Omaha Paper Stock Company v. Harbor Insurance Company, Omaha Paper Stock Company v. Harbor Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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