E. C. Winsor & Son v. Mutual Fire & Tornado Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buena Vista District Court. — Hon. D. F. Coyle, Judge. Action at law upon an insurance policy indemnifying the plaintiff against loss or injury to certain property by lightning. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
On May 20, 1909, the defendant association issued its policy to the plaintiffs, insuring them against loss or damage by fire, lightning, tornadoes, cyclones and windstorms for the period of five years, to the amount of $2,000 upon the horses and mules of insured party, not to exceed $150 on each animal. The plaintiffs’ petition alleges that on April 7, 1913, while'said policy was still in force, lightning struck the tent in which the insured animals were then being kept at or near the town of Nyhart in the state of Missouri, killing nine horses and injuring five others, to the loss and injury…
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