Royal Ins. Co. v. W. P. Wright & Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error to District Court, Hunt County; T. D. Montrose, Judge. Action by W. P. Wright & Co. against the Royal Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.
Defendants in error sued to recover of plaintiff in error the value of a certain stock of merchandise destroyed by fire, which was covered by a policy of insurance against loss issued by plaintiff in error for $1,500. Plaintiff in error answered by gen-, eral and special demurrers, general denial, specially a breach of the policy in the failure to comply with what is usually known as the “iron-safe clause,” and fraud on the part of defendants in error in- moving from their store certain merchandise of which they made no entry. W. B. Austin intervened as trustee, alleging that said policy had…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Pennsylvania Fire Insurance v. Jameson Bros.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1903
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