Siegel v. Insurance Co. of North America

This is an action upon a policy of fire insurance. At the conclusion of the trial, both parties having moved for a directed verdict, the court discharged the jury and took the case under advise ment, thereafter filing a memorandum opinion and signing an- order for judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The appeal is from the judgment. The plaintiff was the owner of a store in the city of Bismarck, the stock consisting principally of men’s wearing apparel, including shoes. The stock was insured by the defendant company for $2,000 and there was $5,000 of other insurance. On February 22, 1926, a…