McMillan v. United States Fire Insurance

— Respondent, a married woman living with her husband, took out two policies of fire insurance in her own name, one covering certain real property and the other for $1,000 covering the personal property contained in the dwelling-house insured. The said dwelling and contents were totally destroyed by fire. Afterwards, the defendant insurance company was garnished by appellant upon a deficiency judgment obtained against the husband, after mortgage foreclosure, and being a community indebtedness. Respondent commenced this action against the defendant insurance company to recover the loss…