Lisenby v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas, Inc.

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The question here is whether homeowners whose house is destroyed by fire can maintain successive suits upon their fire insurance policy, first to recover for the loss of the house and then to recover for the loss of its contents. This appeal is from the trial court’s holding that the successful maintenance of the first suit was bar to the second suit. We hold that the court’s conclusion was correct.

The Lisenbys obtained from the appellee a homeowner’s policy which insured their dwelling for $10,000 and its contents for 40% of that amount. House and contents were…