Vaughn v. Great American Insurance Company

HOGAN, Judge.

This action was brought on a fire insurance policy issued to the plaintiffs by the defendant insurer. The defendant pleaded cancellation of the policy prior to the occurrence of the fire, and the trial court, to whom the case was tried, found that the policy had been cancelled at the insureds’ request before the loss occurred. The plaintiffs appeal.

The facts material here are that in February 1961, the plaintiffs purchased a fire insurance policy covering the contents of a rented dwelling near Gibson Bayou, in Pemiscot County. The house is described as a family dwelling, and the…