Legal Opinion
The H. Schumacher Oil Works, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1957No. 16049_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment n. o. v. entered by the trial court in a suit on several fire insurance policies in which the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff. The judgment was based on the ground that there was no “substantial evidence to support the verdict,” the court stating: “The evidence is insufficient to support a verdict of ‘fire’ within the meaning of the policies.”
There is no dispute between the parties as to the legal definition of the term “fire.” The trial court charged the jury, without objection: “ ‘Fire’ is used in its ordinary and practical…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Alliance Ins. v. Continental Gin Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Mallard v. Hardware Indemnity Ins. Co. of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Western Woolen Mill Co. v. Northern Assur. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Guessefeldt v. McGrathDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1950
- Security Ins. Co. of New Haven v. Choctaw Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
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3Cited by12 opinions
- J.R. Maffei Richard Maffei Betty J. Maffei v. Northern Insurance Company of New York Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Burch v. Commonwealth County Mutual Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1970
- Taylor v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
- Glens Falls Insurance v. Linwood ElevatorMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company v. The Farmers Union Cooperative Elevator and Shipping Association, Kirwin, Kansas, the Farmers Union Cooperative Elevator and Shipping Association, Kirwin, Kansas v. Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
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