Legal Opinion
Quintana v. Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided June 1, 1989PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOCH, Judge.
This appeal involves a dispute concerning the insurance coverage on a house damaged by arson while its owners were out of town. The owners sued their insurance company in the Chancery Court for Coffee County seeking actual and bad faith damages. Following a bench trial, the trial court held that the house was insured at the time of fire and awarded the plaintiffs $26,865.07 in actual damages. The insurance company has appealed, insisting that it was not liable for the loss because it had effectively cancelled the insurance policy prior to the time of the fire. We agree with…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Dixon v. GunterCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
- Wallace v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1949
- Parker v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1979
- Cherokee Insurance Company v. HardinTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
- Inman v. Lips & Casualty Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1932
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. BattsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- Angus v. Western Heritage Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- State ex. rel. Flowers v. Tennessee Trucking Ass'n Self Insurance Group TrustCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
- Black v. Aetna Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Spears v. Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2009
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