Virginia Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co.

Appellant, the Virginia Fire & Marine Insurance Company, issued to Harrington Lumber Company a policy of insurance, insuring against loss by fire the lumber company’s storehouse and the contents thereof, situated in Cowart, Tex. While said policy was in force, the storehouse and the contents thereof were destroyed by fire, and the insurance company, in fulfillment of its contract of insurance, paid the Harrington Lumber Company the sum of $1,432.18 in settlement of the loss. The insurance policy provided in effect that, in case of the destruction of the property insured by fire through the…