Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 7, 1892PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from Louisa District Court. — Hon. David Ryan, Judge. Action on a policy of insurance. There was a judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.

The policy in suit issued from the defendant company to the plaintiff on the fourth day of May, 1887, and was against loss by fire on a certain frame building. The building was destroyed by fire on the third day of' October, 1887, and this action is to recover for the loss. Several questions are presented by the record.

1. Fire insurance: re-formation of policy: loss limitation of actions. I. The policy described the building as being situated on the northwest quarter of section twenty-five, township seventy-four, range five. The policy was written or filled out by J. E. Utt, who was the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Eggleston v. Council Bluffs InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
  2. Graves v. Merchants & Bankers' InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
  3. Dist. Twp. of Spencer v. Dist. Twp. of RivertonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Whalen v. GordonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1899
  2. Melson v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  3. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. v. Mountain Park Stock Farm Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
  4. Harrison v. Hartford Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
  5. Patillo v. Allen-West Commission Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904

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