Legal Opinion
West v. Harris
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1978No. 76-2531PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
These cases both involve claims by insureds under policies of flood insurance issued pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C.A. § 4001 et seq. After a consolidated trial Andrew J. Daigle won a jury verdict against the National Flood Insurers Association in the amount of $12,084.56, and Carl D. West won a verdict in the amount of $17,500.00, the policy limit. Judgment was entered pursuant to the verdicts, but on post-trial motion the amount of each judgment was reduced by the $200 policy deductible. On appeal the National Flood Insurers…
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