Jones v. Fidelity & Guaranty Ins. Corp.

HALE, Justice.

Appellant sued appellee to recover on a Texas standard fire insurance policy. The case was tried without a jury and resulted in judgment that appellant take nothing. A correct disposition of the appeal turns upon whether or not an act of arson committed by appellant’s former husband rendered the policy void. If so, the judgment appealed from should be affirmed; if not, the judgment should be reversed and here rendered in favor of appellant for the sum of $750.

The policy sued upon was issued by ap7 pellee on March 1, 1948. By the terms thereof appellee agreed, in consideration of…