Legal Opinion
Riverside Building Supply, Inc. v. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1983No. 82-1656PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff brought action to recover on a policy of flood insurance issued as of February 24, 1980 by the Federal Insurance Administrator pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended.
During the policy period, a flood caused damage to plaintiffs inventory of building supplies, located in what has been described as an “Umbrella Building.” The building has no walls and consists of a roof supported by ten columns. Payment was refused on the ground that there is no authority to insure as “contents” goods not located in an enclosed building.
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