Chase v. Swayne
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Second District, in an appeal from Tarrant County.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
—Plaintiffs in error were husband and wife, and occupied and owned a homestead in the city of Fort Worth, upon which was their residence, and which they insured in various insurance companies to the amount of $60,000. The property was destroyed by fire. One of the policies on Chase’s house was issued by the Phoenix Insurance Company. Chase was indebted to John F. Swayne in the sum of $22,000, upon which judgment had been rendered. Swayne sued out a writ of garnishment against the Phoenix Insurance Company, which answered, setting up the facts, admitting the…
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