Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Merchants & Bankers' Insurance

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 13, 1891PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Fremont District Court. — Hon. G-eorge Carson, Judge. Action upon a policy of insurance. There was a judgment upon a verdict for plaintiff. The defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBeck, C. J.

1. Fire insurance policy: conlitions^ ownership: •chattel mortgage. I. The policy is issued to the plaintiff against loss by fire upon a building used as a mill, and the machinery therein. It is stipulated in the policy that “loss, if any, [shall be j payable to Johnson & .Nhode, ., , , « as their interest may appear, tor material.7 7 The application shows that the plaintiff is the owner *403of the property insured, and the stipulation in the policy just quoted is repeated in the application, in the very words found in the policy. It is declared in the application that the plaintiff is the owner…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hubbard & Spencer v. Hartford Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1871
  2. Quinn v. Capital InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Lesure Lumber Co. v. Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
  2. United States v. Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Kiron, IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
  3. Des Moines Packing Co. v. UncaphorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  4. Free v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  5. Worley v. State InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894

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