German Bank v. American Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. Action on a policy of insurance. The answer of the defendant was in the nature of a plea in abatement. A demurrer thereto was sustained, and, the defendant refusing to further plead, judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for the amount of its claim. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The facts admitted by the pleadings are substantially as follows: The defendant insured the Dubuque Mattress Company on certain property against loss by fire to the amount of five hundred dollars. On the first day of April, 1889, and during the life of the policy, the property insured was destroyed by fire, and the defendant thereby became liable on its *493policy for its full amount. On the next day the-assured assigned to the plaintiff its claim against the defendant for the loss, and the latter was notified of the loss and the assignment. At the time in question the plaintiff and the mattress…
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