Palin v. Insurance Co. of North America

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action in the district court was one to reform a fire insurance policy to include an agreement permitting additional insurance and to recover on the reformed instrument. The plaintiff prevailed and the defendant appeals.

Briefly summarized the facts are as follows:

While the plaintiff was at work completing an unfinished dwelling house an agent of the defendant, named Castello, solicited him to insure it. The cost of the building when completed was estimated by Castello at from $1200 to $1300, and the plaintiff contemplated insuring it for…