Avery v. Mechanics Insurance

— This is an action to recover on a policy of fire insurance on plaintiff’s household goods. From a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $540, defendant appeals.

Briefly the facts are that defendant is a corporation of the State of Pennsylvania and is authorized to do business in the State' of Missouri. Plaintiff is a resident of the city of St. Joseph, Missouri. On February 5, 1924, in consideration of $6 premium paid by plaintiff, defendant issued its policy of insurance for a period of three years, agreeing thereby to indemnify plaintiff in a sum not exceeding the amount of…