Legal Opinion
Strauss v. Insurance Co. of North America
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 5, 1925No. 25808PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This suit is upon a contract of fire insurance, and is for $2,000 with legal interest and 12 per cent, penalty, and for $200 attorney fees. The defense is that of fraud and false swearing alleged, to have been committed by tbe plaintiff in violation of certain provisions of the policy.
The fraud is founded on the allegation that the plaintiff submitted false and fraudulent proof of loss, which proof of loss was predicated upon the books of account and an inventory made or caused to be made by said plaintiff of his goods, wares, and merchandise, and which said inventory was a false and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Alfred Hiller Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Dunn v. Springfield Fire & Marine Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Lewis Baillie & Co. v. Western Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- Kird v. New Orleans & N. W. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Erman v. Sun Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Sanders v. SandersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Buxton v. McKendrickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Garnier v. Aetna Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Capital Bank & Trust Co. v. CoreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Sbisa v. American Equitable Assur. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
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