Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Mason
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided November 8, 1984No. 83CA1363PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZGER, Judge.
Plaintiff, State Farm Fire & Casualty Company (State Farm), appeals the summary judgment entered in favor of defendant, Mitchell B. Mason, individually and d/b/a On-Line Computer Center (Mason). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
On July 5, 1982, Mason notified State Farm that a fire had occurred at his business. Subsequent investigation revealed that the fire was an act of arson. State Farm refused to pay fire insurance benefits to Mason and, on February 3, 1983, filed a petition for declaratory judgment to have its right to refuse payment adjudicated.
On July 18,…
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- Pomeroy v. WaitkusSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- People v. DennisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
- Murphy v. Northern Colorado Grain Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1971
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