Central States Fire Insurance v. Jenkins

Opinion or the Court by

Judge McCandless

Reversing.

John G-. Jenkins owned two adjoining storerooms separated by a single wall. For convenience these may be designated No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. No. 1 was insured for $1,800 in the Central States Fire Insurance Company, and No. 2 for $2,500 in the Continental Insurance Company. All of No. 2 was destroyed by a fire, which damaged No. 1, aside from the division wall, to the extent of $345.51; it being shown that it will require $970.51 to replace the division wall. Jenkins recovered judgment against the Continental Insurance Company for the…