Public Fire Insurance v. Crumpton Ex Rel. Crumpton

The writ of error in this cause challenges the legality of a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in the court below, defendants in error here, against defendant on a fire insurance policy. The policy contains the following pro-lusion :

“This entire policy, unlesss otherwise provided by agreement endorsed hereon or added hereto, shall be void if the hazard be increased by any means within the control or knowledge of the insured.”

The policy was originally issued to W. J. Crumpton, but was afterwards by endorsement made payable to Estelle Crumpton.

The defendant filed several pleas to an amended…