Strickland v. Council Bluffs Ins.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Muscatine Circuit Court. Action upon a policy of fire insurance. There was a trial to a jury, and verdict and judgment were rendered for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
The policy in question was issued to one Mrs. M. 0. Osborne, and covered a stock of goods. She sold the stock to the plaintiff and assigned to her the policy. In the policy is a provision in these words: “ If this policy shall be assigned before a loss, without the consent of the company indorsed thereon, then and in such case this policy shall be void.” The plaintiff averred that the company consented to the assignment through its authorized agent, one Myers. The company denied that it consented to the assignment, and denied that Myers had any authority to give such consent. The fact appears…
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