Harris-Emery Co. v. Pitcairn
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pollo Dictrict Court. — Hon. C. P. Holmes. Judge. ActioN for damages on account of alleged fraud and deceit. The court having sustained a demurrer to the petition, the plaintiff elected to stand upon its pleading, and from a judgment dismissing its action it appeals to this court.
1Per curiam
The petition alleges that plaintiff is a corporation in the business of buying, selling, and. owning dry goods and other merchandise, and that defendants are officers and directors of a corporation known as the “Millers’ -& Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Association.” It *596is further alleged that on March 1, 1899, the defendants solicited the plaintiff to take out a policy of insurance in said association, and to induce such action on plaintiff's part defendants stated and represented that said association was a legally constituted fire insurance company with power to issue policies of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Smith v. ShermanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
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