Wilhelmi v. Des Moines Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. W. F. Conrad, Judge. Action at law upon a policy of insurance, to recover for a loss caused' by fire. A demurrer to the petition was overruled, and the defendant refusing to plead further, judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for the amount of the policy, with accrued-interest and costs. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
*5341 *533The petition states that on the fifth day of March, 1889, the defendant delivered to the plaintiff the policy in suit; that it insured him against loss or damage by fire, in the sum of one thousand, eight hundred dollars, on a stock of merchandise which is described; that on the twenty-second day of September, 1889, and while the policy was in force, the property insured was, without fault on the part of the plaintiff, destroyed by fire; that on the same day the plaintiff went personally to the secretary of the defendant, at his office in Des Moines, reported the loss to him, and asked him…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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