SIMPSON v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 11180.

210 N.W.2d 71 (1973)

Lee SIMPSON, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

August 27, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claude A. Hamilton, Blaine Simons, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant.

Charles Rick Johnson, Gregory, for plaintiff and respondent.


HANSON, Justice.

The plaintiff, Lee Simpson, a horse trainer and rancher, owned a young registered quarter horse named "Kid Chamberlain" which he purchased for $3,500. On February 21, 1971 the horse died as the result of a broken neck. At the time of its death the horse was insured for an amount not to exceed $8,000 against loss by death from all natural causes including illness, disease, and accident under a policy of insurance issued by the defendant Hartford Insurance...

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