Brewer v. Vanguard Insurance Co.

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

Plaintiffs, all named insureds in a policy of fire insurance, recovered judgment of $25,000.00 for the loss of the insured dwelling destroyed by fire. Defendant insurance company has appealed, contending the policy was rendered voidable by plaintiffs' concealment, misrepresentation or breach of warranty and conditions.

The plaintiffs are husband and wife, and Mrs. Davis, the mother of the wife. In 1952, plaintiffs, husband and wife, purchased the house in Memphis, Tennessee while Brewer was stationed near Memphis in the United States Navy. The couple, along with Mrs.…