Robey v. State Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Taylor District Gourt. — Hon. 'H. M. Towner. Judge. Suit on a contract of fire insurance. There was a directed verdict and a judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
The policy in this case was issued on a written application which stated that a note for the total *24premium had been given by the assured. The application was attached to and made a part of the policy, but no copy of the premium note was attached thereto. The defendant answered, alleging that the policy was not in force at the time of the loss, for the reason that the premium notes, one for $40, payable November 1, 1907, and one for $40, payable November 1, 1908, were not paid when due, and that by the terms of the policy a failure to pay the notes, or any part thereof when due, released the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lewis v. Burlington Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- Lewis v. Burlington InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- Summers v. Des Moines InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Wilson v. Royal Union Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
3Cited by3 opinions
- Cover v. CraemerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- Commercial Ins. Co. of Newark v. BurnquistDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1952
- Nolte v. Security InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1929