Home Ins. Co. v. Fort Worth Grain & Elevator Co.

This suit was brought by the grain elevator company against the insurance comjiany to recover upon a fire insurance policy in the sum of $1,000, $700 upon stock, and $300 upon machinery. Policies were also carried in a number of other insurance companies covering the same risk. It is conceded that the property covered was destroyed by fire during the' apparent life of the policy, on October 27, 1914, but the company contested the claim for insurance upon several grounds, among them being the contention that the policy sued on was void, because during its life the title to the insured property…