Waterloo Lumber Co. v. Des Moines Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Black Hawk District Court. — Hon. Feanii- ' lin C. Platt, Judge. Suit ou a fire insurance policy, and a judgment thereon for the plaintiffs. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, C. J.
This cause was submitted to the court without the aid of a jury. The controlling facts are that the firm of Jameson & French was the recording agent of the defendant and of the Iowa Manufacturers’ Insurance Company of Waterloo. The plaintiffs authorized Jameson & French to place certain insurance for them in some of their companies. Thereupon Jameson & French write a policy in the defendant company and delivered it to the plaintiffs, receiving from them the stipulated premium therefor. Upon receiving the report as to the policy so issued, the defendant immediately wrote to Jameson & French…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Larsen v. Thuringia American InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Springer v. Anglo-Nevada Assurance Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1890
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