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Erb v. German-American Insurance

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 27, 1897PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal from Carroll District Court. — Hon. C. D. Goldsmith, Judge. Action on a policy of fire insurance. Judgment for plaintiff, and the defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.

*6081 *607On the twenty-second day of August, 1898, the defendant company issued to the plaintiff its policy of fire insurance, to the amount of one thousand two hundred dollars, on a stock of drugs, patent medicines, etc., at Coon Eapids, Iowa; and on the ninth *608day of September, 1893, said stock of goods was destroyed by fire, and this action is to recover on the policy. The following are defenses pleaded, to each of which the court sustained a demurrer: “(8) The defendant says that there was conducted in the building described in the petition, and by means of the property insured in said policy, a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Armstrong v. TolerSupreme Court of the United States · 1826
  2. Ocean Insurance v. PolleysSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
  3. Carrigan v. Lycoming Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1881
  4. Garver v. Hawkeye Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
  5. Kelly v. Worcester Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Mackerall v. Omaha & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
  2. Erb v. Fidelity InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
  3. Cronk v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
  4. Garner v. Milwaukee Mechanics' InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1906
  5. Waller v. StaplesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898

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