State Farm Fire & Casualty Company v. Volding

BATEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit on a homeowner’s policy issued by appellant State Farm Fire & Casualty Company to the appellees Merle J. Voiding and wife. The latter claimed damage to their dwelling as a result of rain water entering the pores of some of the brick in the chimney and two adjoining walls of their home, and freezing, causing portions of those bricks to become “detached, cracked, collapsed and crumbled.” The appellant answered that the loss fell within certain specific exclusions contained in the policy. Both sides moved for summary judgment, that of the appellees was sustained…