Aetna Insurance Company v. Weekley

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Thomas

Reversing.

On December 18, 1927, the appellee and plaintiff below, G. N. Weekley, held a fire insurance policy issued to him by the appellant and defendant below, -¿Etna Insurance Company,.whereby it insured him against loss or damage to his dwelling in Washington county to the amount of $600, and against loss or damage to a nearby barn in an amount not exceeding $300, and which policy was in full force and effect. On that day both the dwelling and the barn were destroyed by fire, and this action was filed by plaintiff against defendant in the…