American Insurance v. Paggett
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Owen Circuit Court; Robert W. Miers, Judge. Action by Ezekiel Paggett against the American Insurance Company, of Newark, New Jersey. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcMahan, C. J.
Action by appellee on a fire insurance policy. From a judgment in favor of appellee, appellant prosecutes this appeal, and for error assigns *679the action of the court in overruling its motion for a new trial.
The first contention of appellant is that the verdict is not sustained by sufficient evidence. The policy sued on provides that any fraud, or attempt at fraud, or false swearing on the part of the insured, either in his proofs of loss or otherwise, shall cause a forfeiture of all claims under said policy.
The property covered by the policy and destroyed by the fire was household goods; the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miller v. CottenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
- Whitaker v. ParkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance v. FieldsIndiana Supreme Court · 1916
- Anderson v. TribbleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Sisk v. American Central Fire InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1902
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3Cited by5 opinions
- McCoy v. AlsupNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
- Johnson v. BankerIndiana Supreme Court · 1923
- Weil v. Connecticut Fire InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1923
- Supornick v. National Retailers Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
- McCoy v. AlsupNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980