Stewart v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

Action to recover for the breach of a contract to insure the plaintiff’s property. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.

On October 17, 1924, the plaintiff’s barn in North Mankato was damaged by fire. On August 17, 1921, the defendant, through its agent Theodore Williams, delivered to the plaintiff a policy expiring August 17, 1924, covering this property. The company had carried a policy on the property prior to that time. The plaintiff claims that in the first few days of August, 1924, he had a…