Townsend v. Milwaukee Insurance

The defendant Milwaukee Insurance Company issued to Townsend on June 22, 1956, a standard form fire insurance policy pursuant to sec. 203.01, Stats.

The record reveals the fires for which plaintiff seeks recovery occurred June 10, 1958, and June 27, 1958; that proofs of loss as to each alleged fire, dated August 25, 1959, were submitted by Townsend to Milwaukee Insurance Company, which acknowledged receipt thereof on September 28, 1959. The Milwaukee Insurance Company disclaimed liability and accordingly rejected the proofs of loss and returned them to plaintiff on the ground that notice of…