Legal Opinion

Eldin v. Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided December 29, 1994No. 15638PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

Insureds, Eldin and Patterson, appeal from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company (Farmers). Farmers contended that it was not required to pay on its business insurance policy with Insureds because of Insureds’ fraud, concealment, and misrepresentation in their proof of loss for items stolen from their business and because of Insureds’ failure to cooperate in the investigation of that claim. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

Insureds owned an audio store, Albuquerque Audio. Farmers issued a business owner’s common…

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Longobardi v. Chubb Ins. Co. of New JerseySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1990
  2. Oregon Automobile Insurance v. SalzbergWashington Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Maxey v. QuintanaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. Khadouri Chaachou v. American Central Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  5. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Price Ex Rel. MoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Williams v. StewartNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. O'Neel v. USAA InsuranceNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Pinnell v. Board of County CommissionersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Famiglietta v. Ivie-Miller Enterprises, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. State v. GonzalesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2010

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