Byrnes v. American Mutual Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
\ Appeal from Howard District Court. — Hon. A. N. Hobson, Judge. Action at law upon a policy of fire insurance. Judgment was rendered against defendant by default for the sum of $2,000, with interests and costs. From an adverse ruling on an application to set aside such default and judgment, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWaterman, J.
*7401 *739We prefer to consider the merits of the issue presented, and the conclusions we reach render it unnecessary to notice a number of questions raised by appellee which relate to the sufficiency of the record and to defendant’s standing in this court on appeal. This action was brought for the October term, 1899, of the district court, the original notice having been served in the month of July, and the petition filed in the month of August preceding. Default was entered on the tenth day of October, 1899. On the nineteenth day of the same month defendant filed its motion to set aside such…
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