Propeck v. Farmers' Mut. Ins. Ass'n of Grayson County

ROONEY, Justice.

Appellant, Le Roy Propeck, sued Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association of Grayson county, Tex., on a fire insurance contract to recover for the destruction of a barn and contents, alleged to have been destroyed within the terms of the policy, and, from an adverse judgment, prosecutes this appeal.

Appellee is a mutual fire insurance association that insures its members on the assessment plan; the provisions of the policy and by-laws of the association constitute the contract between the parties. Appellant’s policy was issued May 12, 1923, covering a dwelling in the sum of $800,…