Hodges Food Stores, Inc. v. Gulf Insurance Company

CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a take nothing judgment, following a jury trial, denying appellant any recovery in its action against appellee based upon a safe burglary policy or, in the alternative, to enforce an agreement of appellee’s adjuster to pay appellant’s claim under the policy.

The facts are without dispute. Gulf Insurance Company had issued to Hodges Food Stores, Inc., its Texas Standard Form Burglary Policy containing provision for coverage of safe burglary but expressly providing that safe burglary insurance was not effective unless entry thereto was shown to…