McWilliams v. Farm and City Mutual Insurance Ass'n

Plaintiff’s petition is in two counts. Count I prays for specific performance of written contract whereby defendant Dunahoo agreed to assign a fire-insurance policy. Count II seeks judgment ag’ainst defendant Farm and City Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa as an assignee for a loss covered by said policy. The trial court decreed assignment by Dunahoo of what interest he had in said policy and dismissed the petition as to the defendant association. Plaintiff appeals.

In June 1954 the association issued a five-year fire-insurance policy on a dwelling owned and occupied by Dunahoo. It covered…