Hocking v. Insurance Co.

This bill is filed by Yiola Hocking and her husband, who sue in their own right, and for the use of J. E. Hancock, to recover on a,policy of fire insurance, issued by the defendant company to, and upon the application of, Viola Hocking, upon *730her dwelling house, the policy reciting in its face that ‘ ‘ the loss, if any, was payable to J. E. Hancock as his interest may appear.” The property covered by this policy was destroyed by fire during its life, and the question here presented is, can a recovery be made for the use and benefit of Hancock, the mortgagee, when the record discloses, beyond…