Meadows v. American Eagle Fire Insurance

Hatcher, Judge:

On June 20, 1925, the plaintiff purchased at public auction from the administrator of W. II. Miller, deceased, an unten-a.nted farm of 125 acres at the price of $895.00. This farm had been unsuccessfully hawked at two other auctions. On the farm were some old buildings, on which the administrator was carrying $1,300.00 fire insurance. Meadows and the administrator notified II. L. Alexander, an insurance agent,about June 27th of the' sale to Meadows, and arranged that the policy should be cancelled in the name of the administrator and reissued -to Meadows. Meadows then stated to…