Dumphy v. Commercial Union Assurance Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Sixth District, in an appeal from Bowie County. Mrs. Dumphy sued the insurance company, and, on the affirmance, on her appeal, of a judgment in favor of defendant, obtained writ of error from the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice BROWY
delivered the opinion of the court.
The statement of facts of this case we copy from the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals, as follows:
“December 26, 3 906, appellee issued its- policy for $2000, insuring Mrs. Dumphy during a period of five years from that date against loss by fire of a dwelling house owned by her. Afterwards Mrs. Dumphy sold the property so insured to one Hunter for $3500. Of this sum $1000 was then paid by Hunter, and the remainder was covered by his promissory notes in favor of Mrs. Dumphy. December 19, 1907, by a writing on the policy, appellee…
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