Pacific Insurance Company of New York v. Frank

BERRY, Vice Chief Justice.

Defendant in error, plaintiff below, brought an action to recover for loss under a fire insurance policy issued by plaintiff in error, hereafter referred to as defendant, or the insurer. Judgment was entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff and defendant appealed.

Plaintiff owned and operated a retail department store, located in a leased building in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. The furniture and store fixtures were insured for $15,000.00, under the policy involved. Early in the morning of April 14, 1963, (Easter Sunday) the property was destroyed by fire. Plaintiff…