Central Life Insurance Society v. Denver Mutual Fire Insurance

This is an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to plaintiff’s second amended complaint in an action to recover upon a fire insurance policy, and the _ facts may be summarized as follows: Defendant is a township mutual fire insurance company, organized under sections 9264-9280, Rev. Code 1919. It charges a small policy fee (in this case $4.40) when the policy is written, and depends upon assessments to pay losses; insured being required to give an undertaking (section 9268, Rev Code 1919) binding himself for his pro rata payments.

In November, 1928, Daniel Rasmussen owned a farm in…