Nile Valley Cooperative Grain & Milling Co. v. Farmers Elevator Mutual Insurance

A fire destroyed plaintiff’s “Taylor” building and contents which included fixtures temporarily removed from plaintiff’s “Butler” building 40 feet away. Heat from the fire warped sides and the top of the Butler building. Plaintiff sued on two policies of fire insurance: (1) A standard policy which allegedly covered not only the Butler building but the fixtures also; and (2) a provisional policy relating to loss of personal property in the Taylor building.

After a trial to the court judgment went for plaintiff on each claim. Defendant appeals. It assigns for error (1) the allowance of damages…