67 Iowa 388 | Iowa | 1885
The evidence relied upon consists of a certain letter written to the plaintiff by one Burch, the general agent of the company, and of statements made by one Albright, the adjuster of the company. It is said that by the letter and statements the defendant repudiated its liability, and thereby waived proofs of loss. The letter written by Burch ivas in reply to a letter written him by the plaintiff, in which the plaintiff said: “Tour agent represented to me. when he took my note and application that if one of my horses died I
It was while the plaintiff was ignorant of the cause of the death of the horse, and while he thought that he could recover on- the agent’s statement, whatever might be the cause of the
Reversed.