BRIGGS v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. CO.

No. 13384.

680 S.W.2d 444 (1984)

Paul L. BRIGGS and Cindy Briggs, his wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Three.

November 8, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd G. Briggs, Briggs & Briggs, Sikeston, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Donald L. Dickerson, Jeffrey S. Maguire, Thomasson, Dickerson, Gilbert & Cook, Cape Girardeau, for defendant-respondent.


TITUS, Judge.

Defendant State Farm Fire & Casualty Company by its policy issued June 20, 1980, insured a house owned by plaintiffs, husband and wife. Exactly four months thereafter or on October 20, 1980, there was a fire at the premises. The fire was said to have been set by a burglar-arsonist who allegedly possessed a key to the house and who perished in the flames. Defendant paid plaintiffs some $32,000 because of fire damage to the property. Included in that...

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