Rhodes v. Continental Insurance Company

Plaintiff brought these actions to recover on three fire insurance policies which provided that “No suit * * * shall be sustainable * * * unless commenced within twelve months next after inception of the loss.” In each case the insurer demurred to plaintiff’s petition on the ground of noncompliance with the clause of the contract. The district court sustained the demurrers and dismissed the petitions. Plaintiff has appealed, his assignments of error being common to the three cases.

Plaintiff commenced these actions February 7, 1963. A fire loss within policy coverage had occurred February 8,…