· 2/6/1836
Skerrett v. Burd
Citations
- 1 Whart. 246
- 1836 Pa. LEXIS 192
How courts have described this case
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- adopting the minor deviation rule despite being a compulsory liability state
- “If some defense exists, which would defeat an action on the [insurance] policy . . , [a] judgment creditor cannot reach the insurance, for there is no ‘obligation’ to be reached under the statute.”
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Judges: Sergeant
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