Legal Opinion
Moreau v. Palatine Insurance
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided October 7, 1930PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
I. The issue of attempted fraud has chiefly to do with representations of the plaintiff after the loss about the personal property. From the evidence a value of $250 for the contents of the house was reasonably findable. The defendant’s agent’s testimony about their value when the insurance was placed and the evidence about the tools are sufficient to prove such value.
But the issue is not thereby disposed of. If the plaintiff did not think the property had that value, or was doubtful about it, or thought the defendant would question it, and practiced deception by purposely overstating the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Arkansas Ins. Co. v. CoxSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Mitchell v. Mississippi Home InsuranceMississippi Supreme Court · 1894
- McGowan v. People's Mutual Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1881
- Schuster v. . Dutchess County Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Fowler v. Phœnix InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Khadouri Chaachou v. American Central Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Lomartira v. American Automobile Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1965
- Niemi v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1934
- American Paint Service, Inc. v. The Home Insurance Company Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Hebert v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1939
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