Mason v. Louisiana State Marine & Fire Insurance

Martin, J.*,The defendants are appellants from a judgment by which the plaintiff has recovered the value of goods insured in their office, and' destroyed by fire. The answer admits the insurance, and that a portion of the goods insured was destroyed by fire. It denies all other allegations in the petition, and especially that the damage amounted to the sum claimed ; it avers that the plaintiff has exaggerated his loss, with a view to defrapd the defen*193dantS', and under a clause of the policy has forfeited his claim. The plaintiff had a verdict, whicbjthe defendants attempted to [set aside, on…