29 Minn. 107 | Minn. | 1882
Action upon a policy of insurance to recover for loss by fire. The defence was that the plaintiff procured the policy to be issued by an agent of the defendant after the fire had occurred, and after it was known to both the plaintiff and the said agent, they conspiring to defraud the defendant. The cause was tried before a jury, and a verdict returned for the defendant. Upon motion of the plaintiff the court ordered a new trial, and defendant appeals therefrom.
In civil actions, where the case is such that the proof of a cause of action, or of a defence, will also prove a crime committed by the
The ground upon which the motion was granted being unsustained, and the case showing abundant evidence to justify the verdict, the order is reversed.