Stewart v. American Home Fire Ins.

Ethridge, C.

Appellants, H. V. Stewart and Roy Boone, were the insured under a fire insurance policy issued by appellee, American Home Fire Insurance Company, covering their dry cleaning and pressing shop in Poplarville, Mississippi, known as Modern Cleaners. The policy was issued on January 6, 1948, and on the night of December 24th of that year the shop was totally destroyed, by fire at a time when it was closed. The policy was a standard fire insurance contract and covered under one item, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and supplies, and under another item, “clothing cleaned, being cleaned,…