Legal Opinion
Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Tatum
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1925No. 4469PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an action on an oral contract of fire insurance. A jury was waived in writing, and the district judge made special findings of fact in accordance with provisions of sections 649 and 700 of the Revised Statutes. The defendant insurance company also tested the question whether the entire evidence was sufficient by requesting a judgment in its favor. The district judge denied the request and entered judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $8,000, with interest.
About the 1st of May, 1922, plaintiff let a contract for the erection of a building for $10,725; the contractor…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Eames v. Home InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Relief Fire Ins. Co. of NY v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Evans v. MarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1924
3Cited by9 opinions
- Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. v. R. E. Parsons Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. v. Slide Rule & Scale Engineering Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- Aetna Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn. v. Licking Valley Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1927
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- Lauhoff v. Automobile Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 1944
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