Lake Superior Produce & Cold Storage Co. v. Concordia Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Holt, J., denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, after a trial and verdict in favor of plaintiff for $824.32.
1Opinion of the Court
LOVELY, J.2
This action is to recover on a policy of insurance for merchandise of plaintiff destroyed by fire in its warehouse at Minneapolis November 30, 1901. It was tried to the court and jury. There was a verdict for plaintiff; afterwards a motion for judgment notwithstanding the ver•dict or for a new trial. The court denied the blended motion. Defendant appeals.
The plaintiffs were warehousemen storing eggs, butter, and cheese, and had three standard Minnesota policies of insurance on stock either •as owners or in trust. One was issued by the Caledonian Fire Insurance Company on “eggs and…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Berneche v. HilliardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Zeitler v. National Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Kearns v. North American Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921