Reliance Ins. Co. of Philadelphia v. Dalton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from District Court, McLennan County; Richard I. Munroe, Judge. Action by Crate Dalton against the Reliance Insurance Company of Philadelphia. Judgment for plaintiff and denial of a new trial, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKey, C. J.
Crate Dalton, as plaintiff, bought this suit against the Reliance Insurance Company of Philadelphia, as defendant, and sought to recover upon a fire insurance policy for $5,000, issued on May 17, 1912, on the Woman’s Building of the Texas Christian University, in the city of Waco. The policy was issued in favor of Otto Stolley and others, but had been duly transferred to the plaintiff, who was the owner of the building at the time it was destroyed by fire on November 11, 1912.
The defendant answered by general and special exceptions, a general denial, and a special plea alleging, among other…
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