Johnson v. Farmers Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from- Linn District Court. — Milo P. Smith, Judge. Action at law to recover damages on account of neglect of defendant's agent. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
1. Insurance: policy in general: oral applications: agent’s neglect to forward: resulting damage. The plaintiff’s original petition alleged that, on June 11, 1911, she was the owner of certain described property in the city of Lisbon, Iowa, and for many years had kept the residence building and contents thereof insured in the defendant company; that, on June 25, 1906, she procured from the defendant a policy of insurance on said property for a period of five years; 'that, by inadvertence, at ■ the expiration of said period, the policy was not immediately renewed, but a short time thereafter,…
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- Barre v. Council Bluffs InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
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