Jamison v. State Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from AllamaJcee District Court. — Hon. L. 0. Hatch, Judge. Action in equity to reform a policy of insurance, and to recover the value of property insured, which was destroyed by fire. There was a hearing on the merits, and a decree in favor of the plaintiffs. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, C. J.
The policy upon which this action is brought purports to insure “Mrs. Sarah Jamison, administratrix of David Jamison’s estate, against loss by fire on a certain barn, to the amount of twenty-six hundred dollars, besides other property, for the term of five years from the twenty-third day of May, 1888. *231On the fifteenth day of the next August the barn was destroyed by fire. On the seventh day of December, 1888, Mrs. Jamison filed a petition in this case to recover the value of the barn, in which she alleged that she was the widow and one of the legatees of David Jamison, and owned a life…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Stone v. Hawkeye Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Stafford v. FettersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
- Boetcher v. Hawkeye InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Donnelly v. Cedar Rapids Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Jordan v. State InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
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- McLean v. FickeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Phœnix Insurance v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Bell v. Riggs Et Ux.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Norem v. Iowa Implement Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
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