Hurley v. Girard Fire & Marine Insurance

John Hurley filed in Wilkes superior court an action against Girard Eire and Marine Insurance Company on a policy of fire insurance. The record discloses that John Hurley purchased the land on -which the dwelling insured was erected, from G. T. Anthony about 1908, went into possession, and constructed the dwelling in 1928. Willie Lou Hurley, his wife, expended about $500 of her money in the construction of the dwelling, but there was no conveyance by the husband to the wife, nor was there any agreement between them that any interest in the property should be conveyed to the wife by reason of…