Legal Opinion
Tweedle v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 18, 2006No. 05-4439UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
State Farm Fire & Casualty Company appeals from the judgment of the District Court, 1 entered upon a jury verdict, awarding damages, interest, attorney fees, and a statutory penalty to Katherine Tweedle. We affirm.
I
During the nighttime hours of June 15-16, 2003, a fire occurred at Katherine Tweedle’s home in Benton, Arkansas, followed by a second fire the morning of June 16. The home was insured under a homeowners policy issued by State Farm.
State Farm denied Tweedle’s claim for the policy proceeds, contending that Tweedle (or her agent) intentionally set the fires and that Tweedle had…
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