Berry v. Anchor Mutual Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Union District Court. — Hon. W. H. Tedeord, Judge. Action at law to recover money alleged to be due. A jury having been waived, there was a trial by the court, and a judgment in favor of the defendant for costs. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The defendant is a. corporation organized under the laws of this state in July, 1889, for the purpose of insuring the property of its members, on the mutual plan, against loss or damage by fire, lightning, cyclones, high winds, and tornadoes. It was *136first known as the Hotel Owners’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company, but its name was afterward changed to the “Anchor Mutual Fire Insurance Company.” The articles of incorporation provide that the funds of the corporation for the payment of its losses and the necessary expenses 'shall consist exclusively of money raised by assessments on pledges and…
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