Scott v. Security Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scott District Court. — Hon. C. M. Waterman, Judge. Action at law upon a fire insurance policy. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, C. J.
I. The policy upon which the suit was brought, was issued on the fifth day' of *68November, 1892; and the property insured was a dwelling house, a granary, cribs, and a barn, situated on a farm near the city of Davenport. The insurance was for one year, and on the third day of May, 1893, all of the insured buildings, except the cribs,were totally destroyed by fire. The policy was in the usual form, and plaintiff was the owner of the property. It is true, there was a mortgage on the farm, but no claim is made, that the application for the insurance did not fully disclose all material facts…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hollis v. State InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Stone v. Hawkeye Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Howard v. City Fire InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- Boyd v. Cedar Rapids Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Clement v. British American Assurance Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
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- Britven v. Occidental InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
- Houghtaling v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- McDonald v. Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
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