Condon v. Des Moines Mutual Hail Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from 'Webster District Court. — Hon. S. M. Weaves, J uclge. Action at law on a hail insurance policy. Trial tó a jury, and verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
The jury fixed the plaintiff’s damages at $76, and it is strenuously urged that the evidence fails to show any damage. The plaintiff testified as to the acreage i Evidence: verdict. corn affected by the hailstorm in question, and as £0 amounf 0f corn harvested from the same. As to the first point, it may surely be said that the evidence was conflicting. The plaintiff was a farmer himself, and had owned the land in question for many years; and, if the jury believed that he was a truthful witness, it was justified in finding that he knew very closely the number of acres of corn he had in that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bloom v. State InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Green v. Des Moines Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- Dyer v. Des Moines InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- George Dee & Sons Co. v. Key City Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Barry v. Farmers' Mutual Hail InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Inc. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Lee v. Farmers Mutual Hail InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1932
- LeMars Mutual Insurance Company v. TaslerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
- Sly v. BellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- State Insurance Co. v. LockSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921