Boston Insurance Co. v. Mars

On February 8, 1960, the appellant, Boston Insurance Company, through its local agent, Adams Insurance Company, at Gloster, Mississippi, issued a policy of insurance in the amount of $2,500 on a residence building and $1,500 on the contents of the building, amounting to the total sum of $4,000 against loss by fire.

The policy contained, among other provisions, one to the effect that no other fire insurance would be permitted on the property. That provision reads as follows:

‘ ‘ Other insurance is prohibited unless the total amount of insurance, including the amount of this policy, is inserted…