Fountain v. Standard Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from V/oodbury District Gouri. — Hon. David Mould, Judge. Action at law to recover upon a policy of fire insurance. There was a directed verdict and judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The plaintiff held a policy of insurance issued by defendant upon a certain business building which she owned in Jefferson, S. D. The building was destroyed by fire during the period covered by the policy, and this action is brought to recover the damages so sustained. By its answer the defendant alleges that plaintiff wholly failed to give to it any notice of her alleged loss as provided by law and the stipulations of the policy. It further alleges that by the terms of the policy the loss, if any was not to become due or payable until forty days after notice and proofs thereof had been given…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Miller v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
3Cited by4 opinions
- McKelvey v. Eureka Fire & Marine InsuranceOhio Court of Appeals · 1913
- Bockes v. Union Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1929
- McKelvey v. Eureka Fire & Marine Ins.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1913
- McKelvey v. Eureka Fire & Marine InsuranceMahoning Circuit Court · 1913