Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Mrs. Bessie Jenkins

This is an appeal by the defendant insurance company from a jury verdict granting a recovery in the full amount of the proven value of a house which is insured in the name of the appellee, Mrs. Bessie Jenkins. The property was conveyed to Mrs. Jenkins by her former husband prior to a divorce proceeding, at which time the warranty deed of conveyance recited that the husband would remain liable for and assume the debt represented by a security deed in favor of a bank. At the time the property was conveyed to Mrs. Jenkins, there was an outstanding insurance policy for $4,000 issued by Insurance…