Drew

United States Casualty Co. v. Drew

Good Law
5 F.2d 498·1925 U.S. App. LEXIS 2697
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 11, 1925No. 4550California519 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Gilbert, J.

(after stating the facts as above). Error is assigned to the order of the court below overruling the demurrer to the complaint. It is contended that from the complaint it appears that one of the conditions of the policy was that the insured should make no settlement of any claim arising thereunder without the written consent' of the company, and that the complaint shows that before liability under the policy was denied by the insurance company the defendant in error executed his note in payment of the judgment. Reference is made to the specific allegations of the complaint, “that on or about the 4th day of September, 1923,” the defendant in error executed his note in payment of the judgment, and the further allegation that by a notice bearing date September 6th, the insurance company denied its liability. From those allegations, however, it did not necessarily follow that the execution of the note by the defendant in error preceded the in-' suránce company’s denial of liability. And even if on account of the allegations so phrased the complaint was subject to demurrer, there was no prejudice to the plaintiff in error in the fact that it was overruled, for on the trial there was…

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