Bussell v. Mennonite Mutual Fire Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This is an action on a fire insurance policy. A jury was waived. The trial court made findings of fact and rendered judgment for plaintiff. Defendant has appealed.

Plaintiff was the owner of a tract of about fifty acres of improved land in Neosho county. He carried a policy of fire insurance with the defendant on some of the improvements. The Investors Loan & Abstract Co. had a first loan upon the property for $2,000, and T. L. Youmans had a second mortgage for $1,000. On April 14, 1931, plaintiff made application to the defendant for a…