Commercial Union Fire Ins. Co. of N.Y. v. Parvin

LAWSON, Justice.

This is an action by John Parvin against Commercial Union Fire Insurance Company of New York, a corporation, on a fire insurance policy covering a dwelling house in Parrish, Walker County, Alabama.

The complaint consists of a single count which is substantially in Code form. Under a plea of the general issue in short by consent in the usual form, the defendant insurance company relied primarily upon the defense that the plaintiff, Parvin, had no insurable interest in the dwelling house at the time it was completely destroyed by fire.

There was a verdict in favor of Parvin in the…