Johnson v. Fire Assn. of Phila.

This is a suit on a cargo liability insurance policy. The plaintiff was a resident of Ioiva, 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…