Wondra v. National Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in justice court to recover $75, under defendant’s policy insuring plaintiff against accident; On appeal to tbe municipal court of St. Paul, tbe case was tried before TIanft, J., wbo made findings and ordered judgment for $45 in favor of plaintiff. From an order denying its motion to amend tbe findings or for a new trial,'defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
This action was brought in justice court to recover upon an accident insurance policy, appealed from that court to the municipal court of St. Paul where plaintiff had judgment for $45 and costs. Defendant appealed from an order denying its motion for amended findings and for judgment in its favor, or for a new trial.
The answer, as amended in the municipal court, admitted the issuance by defendant of the insurance policy upon which the action is founded, but put in issue the question of its liability by a general denial. The amended answer also pleaded a special defense, in abatement, that the…
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