Legal Opinion
Lititz Mutual Insurance Company v. Martha Barnes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1957No. 16466PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment against the insurer in a fire insurance policy for the amount of $4,000 plus 6% interest from September 22, 1953, the date of the fire. The policy was issued on October 3, 1949, for a term of five years to October 3, 1954. To an amount not exceeding $5,000, it insured against loss by fire George H. Jay to the extent of the actual cash value at the time of loss, “nor in any event for more than the interest of the insured” in a one story frame building known as 22 North Washington Street, Demopolis, Alabama. The provisions of the policy…
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