Roach v. Arkansas Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance

Plaintiff Roach brought this action to recover on a policy of fire insurance issued by defendant Company on a house and furnishings owned by plaintiff. Defendant denied liability on the ground of 'plaintiff’s breach of certain clauses in the policy, and particularly a clause which provided that the Company should “not be liable for loss occurring . . . (d) while the insured shall have any other contract of insurance, whether valid or not, on property covered in whole or in part by this policy.” At the trial a jury was impanelled and evidence heard, but at the close .of the evidence, after…