Hardware Mut. Ins. Co. of Minnesota v. Jacob Hieb, Inc.

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

This was an action brought by appellee as plaintiff to recover from appellant as defendant damages caused by the destruction of property by fire, the property being covered by three separate insurance policies issued by the appellant insurance company. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

The complaint was in conventional form; alleged the issuance of the three insurance policies by the defendant, the payment of premiums, the total destruction by fire of the property insured, the furnishing of proof of loss by plaintiff, and the refusal of…