Jones v. Williamsburg City Fire Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

In November, 1908, a stock of merchandise at Ottawa, Franklin county, Kansas, belonging to the appellee, W. H. Jones, was destroyed by fire. The appellee was insured against loss by a number of insurance companies, and in due time he brought suits to recover upon the policies. The case of Jones v. The American Central Insurance Company was tried in April, 1909, with the result that a judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. On appeal to this court the judgment was reversed because an application for a change of venue, based upon the…