Haire v. State

On Motion for Rehearing. ■

HAWKINS, J.

Appellant insists that our original opinion regarding the receipt of secondary evidence to prove the contents of the insurance policies is out of harmony with the holding in Cox v. State, 100 Tex. Cr. R, 172, 272 S. W. 490.

At the time of the fire the insurance policies were held by a building and loan a.ssocia\ion which was carrying a loan on the property. After the fire the local agent of the insurance company was directed by the home office of the company to cancel the policies, but the building and loan association declined to surrender them. The…