Legal Opinion
Sbisa v. American Equitable Assur. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 25, 1942No. 36303PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
The plaintiff instituted this action to recover the sum of $2,000, representing the face value of a fire insurance policy covering a one and one-half ton red sound truck and its equipment, and for statutory penalties and attorney’s fees. The defense is fraud and false swearing by the plaintiff in connection with his proof of loss and violation of a provision of the policy which is said to render the entire policy void.
The case was referred by a judge of the Civil District Court to the commissioner, of that court and he found that the plaintiff, through haste and carelessness,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Garnier v. Aetna Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Strauss v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Isaac Bell, Inc. v. Security Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Alfred Hiller Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Hammett v. Fire Ass'n of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Wallace v. Hanover Insurance Company of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Steadman v. Pearl Assurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Daigle v. Great American Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Bohn v. La. Farm Bur. Mut. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- Wilkins v. Allstate Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
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