Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. of Mansfield, Ohio v. Cantex Manufacturing Co.

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant insurance company is here appealing from a judgment rendered on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff recovery for certain items destroyed by fire in the destruction of plaintiff’s factory. Defendant’s defense to the claim, and its theory on appeal, is that these items were not covered by the terms: “the insured’s interest in improvements and better-ments” on a building in Canton, Georgia, which was leased by plaintiff for use as a corduroy finishing plant. Defendant contends that the items in question, which included boilers, water coolers, and lint removal and…