Lititz Mutual Insurance Company v. Martha Barnes

248 F.2d 241

LITITZ MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Appellants,

v.

Martha BARNES, Appellee.

No. 16466.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Oct. 1, 1957, Rehearing Denied Oct. 31, 1957.

Marshall H. Fitzpatrick, Joseph S. Mead, Birmingham, Ala., for appellants.

W. W. Dinning, Hugh A. Lloyd, Demopolis, Ala., for appellee.

Before RIVES, JONES and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

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This appeal is from a judgment against the insurer in a fire insurance policy for the amount of $4,000 plus 6% interest from September 22, 1953, the date of the fire. The policy was issued on October 3, 1949,…