Anchor Casualty Company v. Crisp

DENTON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment allowing recovery on a fire insurance policy. On April 22, 1958, appellant insurance company, through its agent Howard Williams, issued a fire insurance policy to appellee covering her residence. The policy was for a period of five years and provided coverage for the sum of $4,000. It is admitted that appellee’s house was totally destroyed by fire on November 18, 1959. The insurance company denied liability on the ground the policy sued on was canceled by a written notice mailed by its agent to the insured on June 10, 1959, some five…