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· 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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