Strauss v. Phenix Insurance

Shields & Bunger were indebted to Strauss & Co. for goods sold and delivered, and the vendors brought suit in the county court of- La Plata county to collect their claim. It was put into judgment, and, by the proceedings which we are asked to review, Strauss & Co. sought to compel the appellee, the Phenix Insurance Company, to pay a loss covered by a policy which the Insurance Company had issued. The general facts out of which the liability is said to arise are not disputed. The judgment is not assailed, and the right of Strauss & Co. to enforce their claim against the Insurance Company is…