Legal Opinion
Allan R. Pervis, Jr. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 18, 1990No. 89-8401PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by plaintiff Allan R. Pervis, Jr. (Pervis) from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. (State Farm) in plaintiff’s action to recover fire insurance proceeds.
I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
In July 1986, Pervis instituted this diversity action against State Farm to recover under a homeowner’s insurance policy issued by State Farm. Plaintiff had filed a claim for damage to his residence, which was also his place of business, caused by a fire occurring July 19, 1985. When defendant refused to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Garrity v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Lefkowitz v. TurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Town of Newton v. RumerySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. William D. White and Terry L. KenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by52 opinions
- United States v. VealCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Goldman v. State Farm Fire Gen. Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Mello v. Hingham Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Joe's Pizza, Inc. v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- United States v. Premises Located at Route 13Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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