AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY v. KELLEY

No. A-7042.

325 S.W.2d 370 (1959)

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. A. J. KELLEY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

On Motion for Rehearing June 24, 1959.

Rehearing Denied July 22, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnson, Guthrie & Stanfield, Dallas, for petitioner.

Howard S. Smith, Sulphur Springs, Woodrow H. Edwards, Mount Vernon, for respondent.


CULVER, Justice.

Respondent, A. J. Kelley, brought suit against the petitioner, The American Insurance Company, on a policy of fire insurance issued to him covering his dwelling that had been totally destroyed as a result of fire. The trial court's judgment for petitioner was on appeal reversed and rendered, and full recovery awarded to respondent. 316 S.W.2d 452. We affirm the decision of the Court of Civil Appeals.

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