Morris v. Stuyvesant Fire Ins.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard, Judge. Action by L. L. Morris against the Stuyvesant Eire Insurance Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment rejecting his demand for $3,400 on two policies of insurance on a stock of merchandise and his store fixtures that were destroyed by fire.
The defenses are: First, that plaintiff violated the iron-safe clause in his policies; and, second, that he intentionally misrepresented and grossly exaggerated the value of the stock of merchandise that he had had on hand at the time of the fire.
The iron-safe clause required that the assured should make 'a complete itemized inventory of his stock on hand at least once in each calendar year, and that such an inventory…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- St. Landry Wholesale Mercantile Co. v. New Hampshire Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Germier v. Springfield Fire & Marine Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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