Legal Opinion
Kugler v. Philadelphia Fire & Marine Ins.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 13, 1952No. Civ. A. No. 899PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
This action is based on a fire insurance policy covering the premises owned by the plaintiff at 4110 Prescott Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A fire totally destroyed the insured property on January 30, 1951. Relying on the vacancy clause of the policy1 the defendant denies liability.
On July 20, 1950 the premises in question became vacant when the tenant to whom they had been let moved. On August 3, 1950 a small fire occurred in the interior of the house on the premises and defendant paid the plaintiff $189.20 to cover the damage occasioned by the fire. The house…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lancashire Insurance v. BushNebraska Supreme Court · 1900
- Kupfersmith v. Delaware InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1913
- Morrell v. . Irving Fire Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Continental Ins. Co. of City of New York v. FortnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
- Coulson v. WaltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1835
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Niagara Fire Insurance Company v. Paul Edward EverettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Boyette v. Underwriters at Lloyd's LondonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Kugler v. Philadelphia Fire & Marine Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953