Horn v. Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance

Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance Company, which will be referred to as appellant, issued a standard Iowa fire insurance policy to plaintiff Frank N. Horn who resides in Leon, Iowa. Defendant guardian holds a mortgage on the insured premises. The case was tried in equity. The trial court found the amount of the loss was $1,200 plus $50 interest and that the sum of $1,045.50 was due the mortgagee Roscoe Oney as guardian and $204.50 was due Frank N. Horn. Decree was entered in harmony with the findings of the court.

Appellant’s first proposition is that the policy was void because the title of the…