McManus v. Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance

VANDEVENTER, J.-

This is an action on a hail insurance policy. For clarity we will refer to appellant as defendant and to respondent as plaintiff. The petition alleges that the defendant is a mutual insurance corporation under the laws of this state and that on May 30, 1945, it issued a policy to the plaintiff for a premium of $126.00, which was paid by plaintiff, on 70 acres of cotton up to the amount of $50.00 per acre grown on a certain piece of land, which was described, in Dunklin County, Missouri. The policy was. to be in effect from 11:50 a. m. May 30, 1945 until 12:00 noon September…