Phœnix Insurance v. Tucker

Mr. Justice Mulkey*

delivered the opinion of the Court:

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered in the McLean county circuit court, in favor of appellee, and against appellant, upon a policy of insurance against loss or damage by fire, issued by the latter upon the dwelling house of appellee situated on a small fruit farm about a mile south of the city of Bloomington.

Several reasons are urged for a reversal of this judgment. It is claimed, in the first place, that “the proofs of loss were not made in accordance with the provisions of the policy.” The evidence bearing on this point shows that…