Legal Opinion
Bruce Hammann v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. The Willard United Bank and United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1980No. 78-3256PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Bruce Hammann, brought an action to recover under a fire insurance policy for damage to a barn. He appeals a jury verdict for the defendant returned in Toledo, Ohio.
The fire was first observed around 8:00 a. m. on August 29, 1975, shortly after Ham-mann returned from the barn. He had been alone there for approximately thirty minutes before his wife spotted the fire and gave the alarm. The defendant, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, present ed expert testimony as to the origin and nature of the fire. It had three places of origin in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Andrew B. BloomCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Alexander CzarneckiCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Terpstra v. Niagara Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. Wilson-Keith & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Summer v. Stark County Patrons' Mutual Ins.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1940
3Cited by17 opinions
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- David A. Bryant v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Priest v. RotaryDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1983
- Wernowsky v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Johnson v. Truck Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
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