Home Insurance Co. of New York v. Dacus

LINCOLN, Justice.

This suit was originally filed by Edward Rose and O. L. Oney on a fire insurance policy issued by appellant for $5,000 on the contents of a grocery store destroyed by fire on the night of March 23, 1948. Appel-lee W. A. Dacus was the insured named in the policy when issued. The petition of Rose and Oney alleged they were the own-ners of the store at the time of the fire, and that by endorsement of appellant’s agent their names had been inserted as the insured. Dacus intervened and claimed the proceeds allegedly due under the policy. The other appellees were mortgagees of…