St. Landry Wholesale Mercantile Co. v. Teutonia Ins.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry; Edward Taylor Lewis, Judge. Action by the St. Landry Wholesale Mercantile Company against the Teutonia Insurance Company of New Orleans. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sued defendant for $2,250, alleged loss on stock of general merchandise destroyed by fire. The petition set forth that defendant on January 2, 1903, issued its policy of fire insurance on said stock of merchandise, and that the same was destroyed by fire on January 15, 1903. The policy was attached to the petition.
The petition alleged that defendant was promptly notified of the loss, and demand for settlement was made on it, but that said company, through its authorized agent, de*1055nied all liability and refused to pay for said loss.
The petition contained the usual allegation that…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Story v. Hope InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
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