Legal Opinion
Palace Entertainment, Inc., Charles Richard Botts, Ii, and Ann Fultz Botts v. Bituminous Casualty Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1986No. 85-2285PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by the plaintiffs to enforce the terms of an insurance policy issued by the defendants on the Palace Theatre. After the theatre was destroyed by fire on February 8, 1983, plaintiffs filed a proof of loss statement. This claim was rejected by the defendant insurance company on the grounds that the fire had been intentionally set and the amount of loss claimed had been misrepresented. Plaintiffs filed suit to recover on the policy. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Defendant’s post-trial motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict…
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