Nash v. American Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Warren District Court. — George B. Lynch., Judge. Action for indemnity stipulated in fire insurance policy resulted in a directed verdict for defendant and judgment thereon. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Ladd, O. J.
I. The policy on which this action was brought covered a silo when it was damaged by fire. The defendant denied liability on these grounds: (1) That plaintiff had increased the hazard, thereby rendering the policy void; (2) that the damages were caused by an explosion of vapor or gas, and not by fire; and (3) that the damages were consequent on the reckless conduct of the plaintiff. The question for consideration is whether any of these defenses were conclusively established.
The silo was 39 feet high, and 18 feet in diameter, resting on a concrete base. It was of frame…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mickey v. Burlington Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1872
- Westchester Fire Insurance v. FosterIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- First Congregational Church v. Holyoke Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Peterson v. Miss. Valley Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Adair v. Southern Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
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