Dose v. Insurance Co. of Pennsylvania

Stone, Justice.

Action to reform, and as reformed to recover upon, a Minnesota standard policy of fire insurance. Defendant appeals from the judgment for plaintiffs.

The plea for reformation was put upon the ground of mutual mistake as to the property to be covered. Plaintiffs own two properties on Hamline avenue in St. Paul, one at No. 528 and one at No. 536. The policy as issued covered No. 528. Plaintiffs assert, and therein are sustained by the decision below, that the intention was to insure No. 536, where occurred the fire damage to an amount not in dispute.

There was submitted to a jury…