Christofely v. Federal Insurance Administration, Department of Housing & Urban Development

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEXLER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs1 bring this action for payment under three residential insurance policies issued under the Federal Crime Insurance Program. Plaintiffs filed claims for losses suffered in a December 13, 1978 burglary of their adjoining dwellings. Payment on the policies was refused after investigations suggested there were elements of fraud in the claims.

Defendants now move for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56(b), Fed.R. Civ.P. They allege that the required notice to the local police was not made by plaintiffs Martinez and McKenna and a signed…