Legal Opinion
Orient Ins. v. Parkhill
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 26, 1948No. 12314PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought to recover on two policies of fire insurance which covered a building, equipment and stock used by plaintiff in manufacturing chenille bedspreads. The property insured was partially destroyed by fire on October 14, 1946.
The defenses interposed by defendant were: (1) fraud, (2) false swearing, (3) arson, or willful burning, (4) increase of hazard with the knowledge of insured, and (5) neglect of insured to use all reasonable efforts to save and preserve the insured property at the time of loss.
The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Feibelman v. Manchester Fire Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. ChambersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Drummond v. DrummondSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. SchwabSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- Sharp v. CloptonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Hosey v. Seibels Bruce Group, S.C. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Nuffer v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
- The Hanover Fire Insurance Company of New York v. George D. Argo, D/B/A Ruth's ShopCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Foley v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1986
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