Legal Opinion

Gregory's Continental Coiffures & Boutique, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 25, 1976No. 75-2021PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARKEY, Chief Judge,

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

BACKGROUND

Gregory’s Continental Coiffures & Boutique, Inc. (the Insured) brought this diversity action in the district court to recover, on a policy of insurance issued by the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company (the Company), for damage to its business premises. The damage occurred on April 11, 1972, from a fire of incendiary origin.

As separate and alternative defenses, the Company sought to prove, inter alia, that the Insured, through its officers and agents, caused the fire, and that the Insured fraudulently over-valued the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Archie Stein, D/B/A Archie's Grill v. Girard Insurance Company of Philadelphia, Pa., and Citizens Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
  3. Commerce Union Bank v. Midland National InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
  4. Tenore v. American And Foreign Insurance Company Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
  5. Frederick H. Murray v. Wilson Oak Flooring Co., Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. James D. Arms v. State Farm Fire & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  2. Hoosier Ins. Co., Inc. v. ManginoIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Don Burton, Inc. And Don Burton, Individually v. Aetna Life & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  4. Great Southwest Fire Ins. Co. v. StoneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  5. Ferrara & DiMercurio, Inc. v. St. Paul Mercury InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999

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