Travelers Fire Ins. v. Taylor

LEE, Circuit Judge.

The appellees brought suit in the State court against the appellant, insurer, asking recovery under the extended-coverage provision of a Texas Standard Fire Insurance *204policy. The case was removed to the court below, where it was tried to a jury. Two sums were asked in recovery, one growing out of damages alleged to have been sustained in a hailstorm on April 9, 1946, and the other for damages alleged to have occurred during a storm on May 29, 1946. The jury brought in a verdict for plaintiffs which was less than the total amount initially asked but more than the sum claimed…