Waterloo Lumber Co. v. Des Moines Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Blackhawk District Court. — Hon. F. C. Platt, Judge. Action at la.w upon a policy of fire insurance. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The plaintiff is a lumber dealer at Waterloo, Iowa. The defendant insurance company maintains a recording agency in that city conducted by Jameson & French. Through this agency the policy in suit was issued, and during the period named in such policy the property insured was destroyed by fire. These facts are conceded, but defendant denies liability on the grounds (1) that, when the issuance of the policy was reported by its agents, defendant rejected the risk and canceled the policy, and that same was never in fact delivered or paid for; and (2) that, in violation of a provision of said…
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