Butler Bros. v. American Fidelity Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county, to recover $1,-518.95 on a policy of liability insurance. The facts found by the trial court are stated in the opinion.
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Action in the district court for St. Louis county, to recover $1,-518.95 on a policy of liability insurance. The facts found by the trial court are stated in the opinion. The answer, among other matters, alleged that at a point on the highway in the Village of Buhl plaintiff had placed and maintained a large quantity of rock on and over the highway, and it did thereby and otherwise obstruct' the highway and make it unsafe and dangerous to use or approach; that the accident mentioned in the opinion was caused by the failure of plaintiff to observe the laws and statutes of the state affecting…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
This action was brought to recover on a policy of liability insurance issued by defendant to plaintiff. The case was tried by the court without a jury, and resulted in a decision in favor of plaintiff. This appeal is by defendant from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The facts are not in controversy, and are as follows: Plaintiff, in June, 1909, was engaged under contract in the work of stripping the overburden from an ore body at the Grant mine in the vicinity of the village of Buhl, St. Louis county. On June 10 defendant issued to plaintiff a “contractors’ public liability…
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