Franklin Fire Ins. Co. v. Coleman

STANFORD, Justice.

Defendant in error, J. L. Coleman, plaintiff below, instituted this suit against Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia in the district court of Ellis county, to recover on a fire insurance policy issued to said Coleman on a dwelling house and household furniture located in Ennis, Ellis county, Tex. He alleged that on the 10th day of September, 1931, said insurance company issuéd its policy covering said property to an amount not exceeding $1,500 on the dwelling and $700 on the household goods; that on the 27th day of May, 1932, the property was destroyed by fire…