Providence Washington Insurance v. McKenzie

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

This is an action by plaintiff, Lonnie McKenzie, to recover for the loss of his automobile by fire under an insurance policy issued to him by the defendant, Providence Washington Insurance Co. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s testimony, each party requested a directed verdict whereupon the trial court took the case from the jury and rendered judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $575, plus the statutory penalty and attorney’s fee.

There is no dispute in the material facts. Sometime in the latter part of 1949 plaintiff, a resident of Wynne, Arkansas, had extensive…