North British & Mercantile Ins. Co. v. Arnold

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by appellees, L. H. Arnold et al., to recover under a fire insurance policy issued by appellant, .North British & Mercantile Insurance Company, Limited, insuring appellees against loss by fire on a warehouse and additions thereto located at Crockett, Texas. The property was alleged to have been totally destroyed by fire while the policy was in force.

Appellant Insurance Company in its answer denied any liability to appellees under said insurance policy. It pled, among other defenses, that (1) the building in question was destroyed by an explosion…