Legal Opinion
McGuire v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 2, 1965No. 1429PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
This is a suit by the insureds under a fire insurance policy covering household effects. The defendant insurer (“State Farm”) appeals from judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The plaintiff answers the appeal to request the allowance of statutory penalties for the insurer’s allegedly arbitrary refusal to pay the claim.
In 1962 State Farm issued the policy in face amount of three thousand dollars insuring the household contents in a certain brick residence situated in Ville Platte. The home with contents was destroyed on April 22, 1963, at a time when the plaintiffs, husband and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Wells v. Twin City Fire Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
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3Cited by6 opinions
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