Texas Van Lines, Inc. v. Godfrey

DIXON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in the amount of $1,000 awarded appellee Sam Frank Godfrey against Texas Van Lines, Inc., for breach of a contract to procure $1,000 fire insurance coverage on appellee’s .household furniture.. The furniture • was totally destroyed when fire swept the 'ware.house of appellant'Texas Van Lines, Inc., July 23,' 1955.

While watching a television program in May 1955, Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey saw an advertisement of Texas Van Lines offering a “Summer Special” — three months’ storage of goods for the price of two months’ storage. As they were about…