Germania Fire Ins. Co. v. Kitchens
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal, from Circuit Court,' Clay County; Hugh D. Merrill, Judge. Action by W. A. Kitchens against the Ger-mania Fire Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal, from Circuit Court,' Clay County; Hugh D. Merrill, Judge. Action by W. A. Kitchens against the Ger-mania Fire Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Suit by W. A. Kitchens against Germania Fire Insurance Company on an insurance policy issued by the defendant company to the plaintiff on November 29,1915; the same covering a period of three months from that date, expiring February 29, 1916, and being in the sum of $2,000. Said insurance was on cotton in the hands of the plaintiff, held by him in trust or on commission, or on joint account with others, or sold,…
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
In response to the request in writing filed in this cause by the defendant the court made a special' finding of the facts, as prescribed by section 5360 of the Code of 1907. Much of the argument of counsel for appellant seems to be directed to a discussion of the facts as appear from the testimony of witnesses set out in the bill of exceptions, and seems to question the correctness of the finding of facts by the court from the evidence introduced on the trial.
[1] Under the uniform rulings of this court the consideration is confined to the question whether the facts as found by the court are…
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