Legal Opinion
Stovall v. Sterling Fire Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 31, 1927No. 26176PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSt. Paul, J.
The defendant insured plaintiff against loss by fire as follows: (1) $2,500 on stock of merchandise; (2) $500 on store building; and (3) $250 on store fixtures —all of which were destroyed by fire on June 12, 1922, and plaintiff now sues for the amount of the policy.
The defense is that plaintiff violated the ■“iron-safe clause” of the policy in that: (1) He failed to take an itemized inventory of his stock within one year before, or within 30 days after, the issuance of the policy; (2) he failed to keep a set of books presenting plainly a complete record of the business transacted and showing…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Thompson v. State Assur. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Manuel v. Stuyvesant Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Boulanger v. British UnderwritersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
3Cited by15 opinions
- Knowles v. Dixie Fire Ins. Co. of Greensboro, N.C.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Welch v. New York Underwriters Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- O'Neal v. American Equitable Assurance Co. of NyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Home Ins. Co. v. ShrinerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Niagara Fire Ins. Co. v. Bryan & Hewgley, IncCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1952
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