Westchester Fire Ins. Co. of New York v. Gray

STEWART, Justice.

On February 3, 1948, appellee, James E. Gray, procured two policies of fire insurance on his stock of merchandise in a country store at Sherbourne, Fleming County, Kentucky, each in the amount of $1,500, one from Westchester Fire Insurance Company of New York and the other from Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company, both appellants herein. On the night of May 6, 1948, the entire stock of goods in appellee’s store was destroyed by fire. Failing to secure adjustment of his loss, actions were filed by ap-pellee on January 5, 1949, against appellants to recover the face…