Raney v. Home Insurance

Action upon a fire insurance policy covering a dwelling house and certain personal property. Trial by jury; verdict for plaintiffs as to the personal property and for defendant as to' the dwelling house. The verdict for defendant on the issues joined as to the dwelling house was the result of a peremptory instruction by the court that plaintiffs could not recover for the loss of the dwelling house. Prom that action of the court plaintiffs appealed. No appeal was taken from the judgment in plaintiffs’ favor for the loss of the personal property.

The only question before us is the propriety of…