Standard Fire Insurance v. Mapes

EDWARDS, Judge.

This case involves a determination of the cause of a fire which occurred at LaBelle Fontaine Apartments in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Appellant, Standard Fire Insurance Co., sued M. L. Mapes seeking to recover $24,632.41 which it paid to its insured as a result of the fire damage. The district court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict and dismissed plaintiff’s suit. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

Standard was the insurer of LaBelle Fon-taine Apartments under a policy which covered loss due to fire. Defendant, M. L. Mapes, rented an apartment for use as a business…