State Ex Rel. Burton v. Allen

Certiorari to review the opinion of the St. Louis Court of Appeals in Burton v. Newark Fire Insurance Company, 263 S.W. 539, affirming the judgment of the circuit court for the defendant in an action upon a policy insuring horses, mules, vehicles, harness, etc., in a certain stable in the city of St. Louis, against loss by fire.

The opinion states that the answer admitted the issuance of the policy, payment of the premiums, and that the fire occurred as alleged, and denied all other allegations; averred that plaintiff falsely and fraudulently represented that he was the owner of the stock, and…