Sullivan v. Merchants Property Insurance Co.

Charles and Marjorie Sullivan brought an action in Saline County against the Merchants Property Insurance Company of Indiana to recover damages resulting from the total destruction of their house by fire. At the conclusion of a bench trial judgment was entered against Marjorie Sullivan, whose interest in the premises was that of a tenant in common contract vendee, on the basis that she possessed no insurable interest because she was not a named insured. The trial court entered judgment in favor of Charles Sullivan, who was also a tenant in common contract vendee and who was a named insured,…