Hawkeye Insurance v. Huston
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polls District Court. — Hon. Chas. A. Bishop, Judge. Action in equity asking the cancellation of an alleged void judgment rendered in the district court of Jones county, Iowa, and to enjoin execution thereon.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
1 On February 22, 1894, the defendant D. P. Huston, being the holder of a policy of insurance in the defendant company, filed his petition in tbe district court of Jones county, alleging a loss under said policy, and asking a recovery tbereon. Tbe policy bad been issued through tbe agency of one W. H. Gordon, at Olin, in Jones county; but, Gordon having died before tbe alleged loss, service of the original notice upon tbe insurance company was bad or attempted by serving tbe same upon one Rhodes, who was its agent at Anamosa, in tbe same county. Tbe company and its officers undoubtedly bad,…
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