Legal Opinion

Greeley v. Iowa State Insurance

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 9, 1878PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Chickasaw Circuit Court. This is an action upon an insurance policy executed by tbe defendant to the plaintiff for the recovery of loss sustained by the burning of the insured property. The cause was tried by the court. Judgment was rendered for plaintiff for two thousand three hundred and six dollars and ninety-six cents. The defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.

i. insurance •• assessment®ay The defendant issued to plaintiff a policy of insurance, of which the material portion is as follows: “That, whereas, Helen E. Greeley, of Nashua, has become a member of Iowa State Insurance Company, and bound and obligated herself to pay all such sums of money as may be assessed by the directors thereof pursuant to the charter of said company, and also secured to said company the sum of three hundred and seventy-five 'dollars, being the amount of her deposit or premium for insuring the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars against loss or damage by fire or…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Coles v. Iowa State Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Wallace v. Fraternal Mystic CircleMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Schmidt v. German Mutual InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1892
  3. Supple v. Iowa State InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
  4. Olson v. Agricultural Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
  5. Union Mutual Accident Ass'n v. MillerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1887

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