Johnson v. Hall

In November, 1911, the appellee, W. A. Hall, filed this suit against the National Fire Insurance Company, seeking to recover the sum of $400 alleged to be due upon an insurance policy covering a house which had formerly been occupied by Hall as his residence. The insurance company answered by a general demurrer, general denial, and in a special plea admitted the execution and delivery of the policy, that the loss had occurred, and that same had been adjusted. It was alleged, however, that before payment to the appellee it had been served with a writ of garnishment sued out by the appellant,…