Barham v. USAA Casualty Insurance Co.

|,In this unique setting, a mother came to the aid of her daughter and helped her build a home during the procedural ordeal of the daughter’s divorce. The house was built, and title to the home was placed in the name of the mother. Two fire insurance policies were purchased from defendant, one by each woman to protect her interest in the home. After the daughter had lived in the new home for only a few months, the home was totally destroyed by fire. The mother and daughter then brought this suit alleging that defendant had not properly paid both of them under the terms of their respective…