Burbank v. Pioneer Mutual Insurance
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lincoln county, Neal, J., entered November 20,1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action on a policy of fire insurance.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
J. E. Burbank and T. F. Graham, copartner» as J. E. Burbank & Co., commenced this action upon a policy issued by Pioneer Mutual Insurance Association, a corporation, to recover loss sustained by fire. From a judgment in their favor, the defendant has appealed.
The appellant’s controlling contention is that the trial court erred in denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict of the jury. On August IS, 1904, the appellant issued to the respondents an insurance policy which did not, upon its face, contain any stipulation requiring the assured to make any proofs of loss, nor did it…
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