Legal Opinion
Holland v. Caledonian Insurance
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided March 12, 1957No. Civ. A. No. 5184PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks recovery on two standard fire insurance policies issued by defendants, Caledonian and Michigan. There are no controversial issues of fact.
The core issues are: (a) Is a recital (in number of feet) as to the location of a home with reference to its position relative an adjacent structure such an essential feature of the risk that a discrepancy of 150 feet would void a policy where, as here, it is stipulated as not being material in any way to the risk or premium rate? (b) If it is, did the conduct or acts on the part of the defendants’ agents constitute a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Oil Well Supply Co. v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Occhipinti v. Boston Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Howard Foundry Company, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Company of New York, & v. Otis W. Dyer, Jr., & Otis W. Dyer, Jr., & v. Fidelity-Phenix Insurance Company of New York, &Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Harman v. American Casualty Co. of Reading, Pa.District Court, S.D. California · 1957