Gross v. Merrimac, Prairie du Sac, Sumpter, Honey Creek & Troy Mutual Farmers Fire Insurance

The barn in question was upon a farm which plaintiffs had contracted to sell .tO' Farnsworth, who contracted to keep the buildings insured for $500, payable to plaintiffs as their interest might appear. Farnsworth procured a fire insurance policy from the defendant, but it had no provision for payment to plaintiffs. Because there was no such provision, plaintiffs had trouble collecting for a fire loss payable upon the destruction of the farmhouse in November, 1931. But after a conference in January, 1932, between the plaintiff, Herbert B. Gross, and W. L. Frese, the president of the…