Cronenwett
Cronenwett v. Iowa Underwriters of the Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Langdon, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff, A. E. Cronenwett, in an action upon two fire insurance policies issued by the appellants. Cronenwett was the owner of the real property covered by said policies, and Louise Guenther, the other party plaintiff, was the owner of the mortgage upon said property. It was stipulated by the parties in open court that the said mortgagee had duly received notice of cancellation of said insurance policies, and judgment was entered against said mortgagee accordingly. We consider the case, therefore, merely with reference to the rights of the plaintiff Cronenwett. The fire occurred in May, 1916. The answers of the defendants set up as a separate defense that during the year 1915 the defendants gave written notices to Cronenwett that said policies would be canceled within five days from the respective dates of the notices, and that said notices were duly received by the plaintiff. As a second defense the defendants allege that by the terms and conditions of the policies sued upon it is provided, among other things, that “unless otherwise provided by agreement, indorsed hereon or added hereto, this company shall not be liable for loss or…