Humphrey v. National Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of First Supreme Judicial District. Action by Julia C. Humphrey and husband against the National Fire Insurance-Company of Hartford, Conn. Judgment for plaintiffs was reversed and rendered by the Court of Civil Appeals (211 S. W. 811), and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
Julia C. Humphrey, joined pro forma by her husband, sued the National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., in the district court of Galveston county, Tex., for the recovery of $1,500 due under a policy issued by the latter to her on July 10, 1915, covering her separate personal property located in her rented home in the city of Galveston. The insured property was almost totally destroyed by fire in the early-morning hours of January 1, 1916. The petition was in the usual form of a suit for recovery of damages on a fire insurance policy..
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Johnson v. Bankers Mutual Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
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