Olmstead v. Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance

This is a writ of error brought to reverse a judgment in favor of the plaintiff on a policy of insurance issued to him by the defendant.

The policy was issued February 9, 1875, for the term of the plaintiff’s membership, and the loss occurred on the 17th of September, 1881, and in January, 1882, the suit was instituted. As stated in defendant’s brief the defense was as follows : First, that a valid assessment was made against *202the plaintiff; second, that he received due notice of it; ihvrd, that he failed to make payment within the time prescribed by the notice and the regulations of the…