Westchester Fire Ins. Co. v. McMinn
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from District Court, Franklin County; H. F. O’Neal, Judge. Action by M. W. McMinn against the West-chester Fire Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
The action is by appellee against appellant upon three policies of fire insurance. A policy is for $3,000, dated December 2, 1914, covering a stock of general merchandise and store fixtures; a policy is for $500, dated January 4, 1915, covering dry goods; a policy is for $1,500, dated January 8, 1915, covering dry goods. The insured property was destroyed by fire on January 17, 1915. The court instructed the jury to return a verdict for the plaintiff in an amount not to exceed three-quarters of the cash value of the merchandise and fixtures.
The court sustained the plaintiff’s demurrer to the…
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