Legal Opinion
Helen Trzcinski, Cross-Appellant v. American Casualty Co., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 8, 1992No. 89-3544 and 89-3584PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Helen Trzcinski brought an action against American Casualty Company (“American”) for failure to indemnify a fire loss. American Casualty denied liability, asserting affirmative defenses of arson and fraud by the insured. The jury found in favor of Mrs. Trzcinski and specifically rejected the arson and fraud defenses in answers to special interrogatories. After trial, American moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, alternatively, a new trial, and Mrs. Trzcinski moved for the imposition of pre-judgment interest. The trial court denied the motions by both…
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