Horridge v. Dwelling-House Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Benton District Court. — Hon. L. Gf. Kinne, Judge. This is an action upon a policy of insurance against loss or damage by fire. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
— I. The policy of insurance was issued on the twenty-fifth day of July, 1885, and by its terms it insured the plaintiffs’ mules and horses, owned and kept upon certain premises, against loss by fire, lightning, tornadoes, etc., in the sum of five hundred dollars. On the twentieth day of August, 1886, and during the life of the policy, a barn was burned upon said premises, and two mules and four horses were destroyed by the fire. There is no dispute as to the .loss of the property, nor the proofs of loss, or for failure to pay the insurance premiums. The answer, although containing formal…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mussey v. . the Atlas Mutual Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
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