Fidelity & Casualty Insurance v. Massey

Quillian, Chief Judge.

This is a suit on a policy of insurance covering a house which was damaged by vandalism.

Turea Massey’s husband died leaving their house in the country in trust with Mrs. Massey beneficiary for life and their children as remaindermen. The Georgia Bank and Trust Company (bank) and Mrs. Massey were co-trustees, responsible for managing the corpus of the trust. Mrs. Massey continued to live in the house for some years until she moved into a rented apartment in town. The trustees decided to rent the house and Fickling and Walker, Inc. (F & W), a real estate agency, was…