McKenna v. State Ins.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buehanan District Oov/rt — Hon. O. E. Couch, Judge. Action upon a policy of fire insurance. There was a trial to -the court, and judgment was rendered for the defendant. The plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Ch. J.
The policy in question was issued to the plaintiffs jointly, and covered a building and some personal property kept therein, which were afterwards destroyed by fire. The plaintiffs gave their promissory note i.or the premium, and the same, at the time of the loss, was due and unpaid. The policy contained a provision that, in case the premium was paid by note, the defendant should not be liable for any loss which should occur at a time when such note, or any part of it, should be due and unpaid. To enable an insurance company, however, to avail itself of this provision, it has…
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