Cetkowski v. Knutson

Action on a policy of fire insurance. Plaintiff prevailed below and defendant insurance company appeals from the judgment. The other defendant, Anton Knutson, is no party to this appeal, but his relationship to the case is important.

In August, 1921, plaintiff contracted with- Knutson to convey to him a Marshall county farm in exchange for other real estate. The contract remained executory. Deeds were placed in escrow pending examination and approval of titles. They were never delivered, for plaintiff claimed and established fraud on the part of Knutson and succeeded, by action, in having the…