American Horse Insurance v. Patterson

— This was an action upon a policy of insurance issued by the appellant'to the appellee, by the terms of which the appellee was insured against loss by death upon certain horses, one of which, it was alleged, had died while the policy was in force. The policy was. to run for one year, commencing at noon on the 9th day of March, *181866. It bore date on the 14th of that month. By the terms of the policy, a copy of which was made part of the complaint, it was provided that there should be no responsibility for insurance on animals diseased at the time of insurance. The defense pleaded was…