Commercial Union Assurance Co. v. Dunbar

NEILL, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by J. K. Dunbar against appellant on a fire insurance contract for loss occasioned by burning of the insured premises. Patrick Fletcher was joined as a party defendant, it being alleged in the plaintiff’s petition that the loss, if any, under the policy was made payable to him as his interest might appear.

Before the case was tried the original plaintiff died, and his executrix, A. A. Dunbar, was made the party plaintiff. . The case was tried before a jury and resulted in a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $535, upon which the judgment was…