Farmers Mercantile Co. v. Farmers Ins.
Supreme Court of Iowa
- Appeal from Benton District Court. — Hon. Clarence Nichols, Judge. Action on a fire policy to recover for damage to goods, occasioned by being removed from a building to avoid destruction by fire occurring in the neighborhood of the building in which they were located. Trial to a jury. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.- Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
It appears that on the 27th day of April,. 1911, the defendant issued the policy of insurance sued on, insuring the building and stock of goods therein described, owned by the plaintiff and situated in the town of Garrison; that the amount of said policy was $5,000; that on the early morning of September 10, 1911, there was a fire in the town of Garrison, in which practically all the business part of the town was burned, except the building in which the plaintiff’s goods were kept; that during the fire the stock insuréd under this policy was threatened with total destruction by the fire, and…
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