Sun Ins. Office, Limited v. Thomas

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

The appellee, John G. Thomas, recovered a judgment for $2,000 against the Sun Insurance Office, Limited, on an insurance contract, and the company has appealed.

The appellee owned a lumberyard in Owenton, Ky,, and just prior to May 3, 1933, the building, machinery, and materials thereon were insured for the sum of $26,750. He had been engaged in the lumber business since 1923, and had carried insurance on the building and its contents and the lumber on the lot in amounts ranging from $20,000 to, $10,000, the amount of the insurance changing as the…