Taber Lumber Co. v. Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. — Henry Bank, Jr., Judge. Action for a fire loss upon an insurance policy. The question in dispute is whether certain lumber destroyed by fire was so. located as to come within the description of the policy. The policy had a “space clause,” which required the insured to maintain a clear space of 100 feet “between the property hereby insured and any wood-working or manufacturing establishment.”
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Appeal from Lee District Court. — Henry Bank, Jr., Judge. Action for a fire loss upon an insurance policy. The question in dispute is whether certain lumber destroyed by fire was so. located as to come within the description of the policy. The policy had a “space clause,” which required the insured to maintain a clear space of 100 feet “between the property hereby insured and any wood-working or manufacturing establishment.” At the close of the evidence, the trial court eliminated the items of loss for property located within the 100-foot space, and directed verdict for the plaintiff on the…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The plaintiff was a manufacturer of lumber and a dealer therein. It maintained yards upon the north bank of the Mississippi River at Keokuk. On June 1st, the defendant company issued its policy of insurance on lumber contained in yard No. 3. The description of the location of the property was contained in a certain rider, attached to the policy and furnished by the plaintiff lumber company, the insured. This rider contained the following provisions, the effect of which is in dispute herein:
“Taber Lumber Co., Yard No. 3.
“$2,500 on their sheds, buildings (lumber, lath, shingles, pickets, sash,…
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