Coleman v. Retail Lumbermen's Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $1,-372.21 on a policy of insurance. The case was tried before Johnson, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $820.60; and from an order, Brooks, J.; denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
CANTY, j.
■ Plaintiff owned a lumber yard at Elbow Lake, Minnesota, where he conducted a retail lumber business. On August 11, 1896, the defendant insurance company issued to him its policy of insurance insuring him against loss of his lumber by fire in a sum not exceeding $3,000. Thereafter, on August 27 of that year, a fire occurred, resulting in loss to him by the burning of his lumber, and this ac*32tion is brought on the policy to recover for the same. On the trial, plaintiff recovered a verdict for $820.60, and from an order denying a new trial defendant appeals.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Levine v. Lancashire InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Winslow v. Dakota Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
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