Alfred Hiller Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Oivil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Action by the Alfred Hiller Company, Limited, against the Insurance Company of North America. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit on two policies of fire insurance for $2,500 each, issued by the defendant on plaintiff’s stock of merchandise in a certain storehouse on Magazine street in the city of New Orleans. There was other insurance on the same stock. Plaintiff sued for $4,120.29 as representing defendant’s proportion of liability for the loss.
The petition represents that the plaintiff’s stock of merchandise was directly damaged and destroyed by fire to the full amount and value of $30,969.19, after deducting all salvage, and that the amount of insurance then held by the plaintiff on said property…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Claflin v. Commonwealth InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Schmidt v. Philadelphia UnderwritersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Regnier v. Louisiana State Marine & Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1838
3Cited by17 opinions
- Garnier v. Aetna Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Strauss v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Sbisa v. American Equitable Assur. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Campbell v. Great Lakes Insurance Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1924
- Gouzien v. FeraciLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
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