Oberst v. Farmers Union Mutual Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This was an action to recover on a policy of fire insurance on a' farmhouse.

The case is part of the aftermath of an appalling tragedy which occurred in Butler county some years ago, the repercussions of which have been chronicled in our reports. (State v. Oberst, 127 Kan. 412, 273 Pac. 490; In re Oberst, 133 Kan. 364, 299 Pac. 959; Oberst v. Mooney, 135 Kan. 433, 10 P. 2d 836.)

Briefly the facts of present concern were these: On and for some years prior to April 20, 1928, one W. F. Oberst, his wife and family consisting of six children…