Cloyd v. Republic Mutual Fire Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This is an action to recover for a fire loss. The controverted question was whether a contract of insurance had been effected. The jury found for plaintiff. Defendant has appealed.

Plaintiff, who lives in the country a few miles from Sabetha, desired to insure his household goods against loss by fire. About October 25, 1931, he went to S. G. Potter, of Sabetha, who was the agent of the defendant company, and executed an application for insurance in the defendant company against loss by fire on his household goods in the sum of $300. He paid…