McPherson v. Camden Fire Ins. Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Seventh Supreme Judicial District. Suit by Electra McPherson against the Camden Eire Insurance Company. Judgment for defendant was affirmed by the Co"urt of Civil Appeals (185 S. W. 1055), and plaintift brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
Electra McPherson sued the Camden Fire Insurance Company on its policy of insurance covering her stock of millinery at Jacksonville, Tex. By agreement the case was withdrawn from the jury and submitted to the court. The court found that the company on March 20, 1914, delivered to plaintiff its policy for $3,000, and that the first annual premium, in the sum of $76.50, was paid; that on the night of the 17th of April following, plaintiff’s entire stock of millinery, valued at $1,563.40, was destroyed by fire. The record warranty clause of the policy, sometimes called the “iron safe clause,”…
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