American Ins. Co. of Newark v. Maddox

ALEXANDER, Justice.

J. F. Maddox brought this suit to recover on a fire insurance policy in the sum of $1,-500 issued by the American Insurance Company. The policy, to the extent of $1,000, covered the machinery used in a cleaning plant and the remaining $500 covered the building. The insurance company, in addition to entering a general demurrer and a general denial, sought to avoid liability on the ground that the lot on which the building was situ* ated was not owned by the insured in fee simple,, and further because the insured carried more insurance than was permitted under the *1075concurrent…