Rothschild v. American Central Insurance

Plaintiff instituted this suit in the circuit court of St. Louis county to recover $2,500 on a policy of insurance issued by defendant insuring his stock of goods for that amount. On a trial of the cause, it was submitted to the court, and after hearing the evidence, the court sustained a demurrer to it and rendered judgment for'defendant, from which plaintiff appealed to the St. Louis court of appeals, which affirmed the judgment, and the case is before us on writ of error. The opinion of the court of appeals delivered by Lewis, P. J., contains an accurate statement of the evidence as well…