American Eagle Fire Insurance v. McKinnon

Plaintiff McKinnon sues for the value of eight hales of platform cotton destroyed hy fire on January 9th, 1929, claiming it was covered hy an insurance policy issued to him by defendant insurance company on September 1st, 1927, covering only yard cotton, hut which was, it is alleged, hy agreement amended on October 14th, 1928, to cover platform cotton also. The yard cotton was all baled cotton in what was known as the cotton yard, 100 feet from plaintiff’s gin, and the platform cotton was the baled cotton on platform within 100 feet of the gin. It is alleged in the complaint that plaintiff…