George A. Hoagland & Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America

Plaintiff brought this action against defendant on an insurance policy to recover for loss and damage by windstorm to a. lumbershed and lumber stored therein. Plaintiff had. judgment, and defendant has appealed.

It is conceded that the policy was issued by defendant, was in force, and covered the shed and lumber stored therein. Defendant denied that any loss or damage occurred by reason of windstorm. It is defendant’s contention that the building was old, decayed, and collapsed-by reason of age and decay, and not because of any windstorm. One element of recovery was for assorting, repiling and…