Legal Opinion

Zajac v. Great American Insurance Companies

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided July 28, 1987No. Civ. 11389PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

Great American Insurance Companies appealed from an amended district court judgment granting H & R Enterprises, Inc., and Raymond P. Zajac recovery under the terms of an insurance policy with it. We affirm.

On May 5, 1983, a fire destroyed the Green Acres apartment building in Lidger-wood and, as a result, Kenneth Hansen, Christopher Terlecky, and Clayton Runck, Jr., were convicted of arson. Zajac was also charged with arson but was acquitted. At the time of the fire, the apartment building was owned by H & R Enterprises 1 and was insured by Great American. H & R…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. United States v. Michael BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  3. State v. LindNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Benedict v. St. Luke's HospitalsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Wilhelm v. BergerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Verrastro v. Middlesex InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  2. Reede v. SteenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Smith v. Michigan Basic Property InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
  4. District One Republican Committee v. District One Democrat CommitteeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Gillmore v. MorelliNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991

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