Peterson v. Farmers Mutual Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

This was an action based upon an alleged oral contract to renew a policy of fire insurance. The pertinent facts were developed by the pleadings. Defendant is a mutual fire, hail and tomado insurance company organized and governed by article 10 of the insurance code (G. S. 1935, 40-1001 et seq., as amended by G. S. 1941 Supp. 40-1027).

In his original petition, which was filed on August 21, 1940, plaintiff alleged that he was the owner of a quarter section farm in *245Shawnee county on which was a barn and other buildings which had been insured…