Illinois Supreme Court September 15, 1877 (Knickerbocker Insurance v. McGinnis)

Mr. Justice Breese

delivered the opinion of the Court:

This was assumpsit, in the Lake circuit court, on a policy of insurance, brought by Cornelius McGinnis, plaintiff, and against the Knickerbocker Insurance Company, defendants. The cause was tried by the court, by consent, without a jury, and there was a finding and judgment for the plaintiff.