Legal Opinion
George Lorenz and Bette Lorenz v. Valley Forge Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 11, 1994No. 93-2980PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
For more than a decade George and Bette Lorenz have been locked in battle with Valley Forge Insurance Company about a claim for fire damage to their home. Valley Forge concluded that the blaze had been set deliberately and refused to pay. A jury concluded in April 1988 that Valley Forge owed $8,564 for fire damage but rebuffed the Lor-enzes’ plea for punitive damages. Post-trial proceedings consumed three years. An appeal was filed and dismissed, leaving the verdict in place.
A month after the verdict the clerk of the district court taxed costs against the Lor-enzes.…
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