Ohio Valley Fire & Marine Insurance Company's Receiver v. Skaggs

Opinion of the Court by

Drury, Commissioner—

Reversing.

The appellant, whom we shall call the defendant, seeks to reverse a judgment for $6,000.00 recovered against it by the appellee, whom we shall call the plaintiff. On January 24, 1922-, the defendant issued to the plaintiff a policy by which it insured a storehouse and contents against loss by fire, $1,000.00 being upon the building and $5,000.00 upon the contents. April 19,1922, both were destroyed by fire.

Defendant in its answer denied that plaintiff was the owner of either the building or its contents, or any part of either, and plead:

“Tha…