Germania Fire Ins. v. Fort Worth Grain & Elevator Co.

The Fort Worth Grain & Elevator Company sued the Germania Fire Insurance Company, in the district court of Tarrant county, Tex., on a policy for $2,000 issued by said Insurance Company to fhe Grain & Elevator Company on May 2, 1914, insuring it against loss by fire for a period of one year. Of this amount $800 was on the machinery and $1,200 on its stock of goods — grain, flour, feed stuffs, etc. On October 27, 1914, a fire destroyed the property insured, and suit was filed on February 15, 1915. The case was not tried, however, until May 20, 1922. For brevity and convenience the parties will…