Summerlin v. Bowden

This appeal is from that part of a judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of Coffee County denying plaintiff-appellant the right to receive a portion of the proceeds from a settlement of a fire insurance claim. Appellant also appeals from the denial of a motion for a rehearing on that judgment.

Before dealing with the primary issue presented to this court for review, we must consider a procedural matter which occurred subsequent to the filing of this appeal.

After the termination of the proceedings in favor of appellee, appellant sought to amend or modify the court's judgment that appellant was…