Eno v. Adair County Mut. Ins. Ass'

229 Iowa 249, 294 N.W. 323 (1940)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

Plaintiff owned a barn that was destroyed by fire. P brought suit to recover on an insurance policy. D admitted execution of the policy but alleged that P violated certain policy provisions by having a gasoline engine in the barn; which caused the fire. The gasoline engine had been installed to operate a milking machine. The only witness on behalf of P was her husband. He testified that P was not there and that he had signed her name to the insurance application. During cross-examination, D questioned the husband about the reasons for the barn burning down, and P objected to that question as not proper cross-examination. That objection was sustained. P then rested her case.