So-called earthquake suit.The effects of the Great San Francisco Earthquake San Francisco earthquake disaster claiming many lives and most of city (1906). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 443–444] See : Disaster and Fire lingered into the October October: see month. 1906 issue of Best's Review. The magazine reported on a supposed earthquake suit in which Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauß & Co. suffered fire losses, but was turned down for claims payment by the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Co. The insurance company said the damage was precipitated by the earthquake which preceded the fire. United States Circuit Court The United States circuit courts were the original intermediate level courts of the United States federal court system. They were established by the Judiciary Act of 1789. They had both trial court jurisdiction over major federal crimes, and appellate jurisdiction over the United Judge Edward Whitson acknowledged that an earthquake did occur prior to the fire and that explosives had been used on neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. buildings. Yet Whitson stated the explosives had been used to prevent the spread of current destructive fires and the earthquake had no effect on the building at hand. In the end, the court ruled against Transatlantic, noting that the policy had no earthquake clause and the company was "relying on the defense that the disaster was 'an act of God,' not insured against." Tell Us What You Think How would easing the collateral requirement for nonadmitted reinsurers affect your business? Best's Review wants to know. Please visit our Web site at www.bestreview.com to tell us. Results of the survey will be published in the December issue of the magazine. |
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