Niagara Fire Insurance Company v. Paul Edward Everett
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, District Judge.
Alleging breaches of the conditions of the policy of insurance under such circumstances as to void the contract, insurer appeals from the findings and conclusions of the district court, which tried the case without a jury and entered judgment for the insured.
The policy sued on covered a dwelling and contained a prohibition (unless waived in writing) against vacancy beyond the statutory period of sixty days. 1 It also contained a prohibition against other insurance covering the same premises. 2
The property insured was a one-story frame farm dwelling…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sanders v. LeechCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- Syndicate Ins. v. BohnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
- United States v. SchultetusCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Knowles v. Dixie Fire Ins. Co. of Greensboro, N.C.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Lee v. Travelers Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
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3Cited by12 opinions
- W. F. Chaney v. City of Galveston, Earl J. Smith & Co., Inc. v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Welch v. New York Underwriters Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Providence Washington Insurance Company v. Lottie H. Stanley, Individually, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Steiner v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1997
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. ClairLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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