Poppitz v. German Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Carver county to recover $1,500 and interest upon a policy of fire insurance. The case was tried before Cadwell, J., who directed a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum demanded. From an order denying a motion for-a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover upon a fire insurance policy. The trial court directed a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appealed from an order denying a new trial. The only assignment of error necessary *119to be considered is whether the court below erred in directing a verdict for plaintiff. The contested question on the trial in the court below was whether plaintiff had suffered a total loss of the property insured. Plaintiff insisted that the loss was total, while defendant maintained that it was not.
The question as to what constitutes a total loss under our standard policy law was directly presented…
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