Ward v. Concordia Fire Insurance

This is an action upon a fire insurance policy - whereby defendant by its policy issued November 15, 1917, agreed to indemnify plaintiff against loss by fire, as follows: Upon a certain dwelling house in the city of Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri, and known as Block One (1) Nathan Franklin’s first addition to the city of Trenton, $2500; on a certain woodhouse standing upon the same lot, $500, and on certain household goods contained in said dwelling, $200.

Said dwelling and woodhouse, with the furnishings of said dwelling, were almost, if not totally destroyed by fire on August 6, 1918.…