Salmon v. Farm Property Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fremont District Court. — Hon. A. B. Thornell, Judge. Action in equity to re-form a policy of fire insurance and to recover a loss suffered by plaintiff. Trial to the court. Decree and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtDeembr, C. J.
I. Defendant issued a policy of insurance for $-100.00 on certain household furniture and family stores in Fremont County, Iowa, to one John Simons, of Hamburg, Iowa. The application purports to have been made on June 28th and it was accepted by the officers of the company and a policy was issued July 1, 1912. The application was in fact made out and signed in the name of John Simons by one Rogers, defendant’s soliciting agent, at the town of Hamburg. The policy when issued was delivered to plaintiff by Rogers, and. plaintiff, without reading it, put it away for safe keeping where it remained…
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