Westchester Fire Insurance Company v. Rhoades

HUGHES, Justice.

Jeff Miller Rhoades, doing business as Rhoades Truck Lines and Maryland Casualty Company, a Maryland Corporation, ap-pellees, sued Westchester Fire Insurance, an incorporated stock company under the laws of New York, authorized to write casualty, fire and inland marine insurance in Texas. For cause of action appellees alleged that on July 6, 1961, appellant issued its policy of insurance to Rhoades insuring all risks of direct physical loss or damage from external cause to an oil well gas pump belonging to Desota Gas Producing Company 1 while being transported 2 from Houston…