Rohlfing v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

RUDDY, Judge.

This is a suit brought by plaintiff seeking to recover a loss, caused by an explosion, which he contends was covered by policies issued by the defendants insuring against .any loss to plaintiff’s home by reason of fire or explosion. The judgment in the trial ■court was in favor of plaintiff and against “both defendants in the amount of $750 damages, $75 penalty for vexatious delay and $300 attorneys fee. Both defendants appealed.

Plaintiff was the owner of a dwelling in DeSoto, Missouri. In the dwelling was an ■oil burning furnace, constituting part of the realty, which had been…