Johnson v. Fire Ass'n of Philadelphia

[1] This is a suit on a cargo liability insurance policy. The plaintiff was a resident of Iowa, engaged in hauling livestock and other freight by truck. The defendant, insurance company, was a Pennsylvania corporation authorized to do business in the States of Iowa and Missouri. Plaintiff purchased a cargo liability policy from defendant in Iowa, and it is admitted it is an Iowa contract. On March 31, 1947, he contracted to transport certain livestock from Wapello County, Iowa, to one Henson, who lived in Schuyler County, Missouri. The animals were loaded into a truck, and while plaintiff was…