First Southwest Lloyds Insurance Co. v. MacDowell

BLEIL, Justice.

First Southwest Lloyds Insurance Company appeals an adverse judgment on the verdict in a suit filed by James and Pauline MacDowell on a fire insurance policy. The MacDowells sued First Southwest to collect on their policy when it refused their claim, alleging arson. First Southwest contends that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of an earlier fire on other property owned by the MacDowells, and that because the MacDowells failed to secure jury findings regarding the proof of loss requirement, they are precluded from recovery on the policy. We resolve these contentions…