Schmidt v. Mutual City & Village Fire Insurance

"Plaintiff insured liis house and household

furniture, clothiug and provision therein, in defendant company. The house he valued in the application at $550, insured for $400; and the personal property was valued in the policy at $400, and insured for $300. The house and a portion of its contents were destroyed by fire on the 13th or morning of the 14th of January, 1882. The officers of the company seem to have entertained the opinion that the house ■was burned by plaintiff to defraud the company, and refus. ing to pay the loss, this suit was brought upon the policy. The defendant pleaded the…