Georgia Home Insurance v. Jacobs
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. Suit brought March 16, 1874. The following from the brief of appellee is adopted as a statement of the case: This is an action brought by the appellee for the use of J. M. Tryon against the appellant, upon a fire insurance policy issued by appellant to appellee for $800, upon a stock of goods kept by appellee in his store in the city of Houston, and which were destroyed by fire during the existence of the…
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Appeal from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. Suit brought March 16, 1874. The following from the brief of appellee is adopted as a statement of the case: This is an action brought by the appellee for the use of J. M. Tryon against the appellant, upon a fire insurance policy issued by appellant to appellee for $800, upon a stock of goods kept by appellee in his store in the city of Houston, and which were destroyed by fire during the existence of the policy. Defenses filed were general demurrer and special exceptions, assigning following causes: First. Ho reason is given…
1Opinion of the Court
Watts, J. Com. App.
By the policy the company insured appellee’s stock, consisting of “family groceries, wines, liquors, tobacco and cigars,” from the 19th day of April, 1873, to the 19th day of April, 1874, to the amount of $800. In the fifth clause of the policy it is in effect stipulated that if appellee should store, vend or use any article or merchandise denominated extra hazardous or specially hazardous in the class of hazards printed- on the back of the policy, except specially agreed to in writing upon the policy, then and from thenceforth, so long as the same be so appropriated,…
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