Legal Opinion
Hart v. North British Mercantile Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 29, 1935No. 32842PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAND, Justice.
On August 6, 1931, defendant insurance' company issued to plaintiff a full valued policy against loss or damage by fire,' in an amount not to exceed $3,500, and covering a one story frame building in the Howard Cole subdivision of the city of Shreveport.
On December 7, 1932, while the policy was in full force and effect, it is alleged that the building insured was destroyed by fire, without fault on the part of petitioner.
Petitioner was the sole and unconditional owner of the building and the lot on which it was located at the time of the loss by fire.
Petitioner gave the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Havens v. Germania Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Williams v. Hartford Ins. Co.California Supreme Court · 1880
- Monteleone v. Royal InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- Insurance Co. v. FogartySupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Manchester Fire Assurance Co. v. FeibelmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Coverdale v. Arkansas-Louisiana Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Landry v. LOUISIANA CITIZENS PROPERTY INS.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
- Chauvin v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Johnson v. Anderson-Dunham Concrete Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Mierzwa v. Florida Windstorm UnderwritingDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
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