Legal Opinion
Gus Bennett, Sr. v. Allstate Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1992No. 90-3704PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Gus Bennett, Sr. sued Allstate Insurance Company to recover under a fire insurance policy after his house was destroyed by fire. The district court entered a judgment voiding the entire poli cy for contents fraud. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
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On January 17, 1987, at approximately noon, plaintiffs home burned. The fire had five different points of origin and has been classified by the New Orleans Fire Department as arson. Approximately thirty-six hours later, the house burned again. The second fire also had five separate points of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- George Pierce and Jeff Pierce, Individually and D/B/A Pierce Sales, a Partnership v. Ramsey Winch Company, a Foreign Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Tate v. Charles Aguillard Ins. & Real Est.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Joseph A. Farace and Vita Farace, Cross-Appellants v. Independent Fire Insurance Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Lucius J. Breeland v. Security Insurance Company of New Haven, ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Fed. Carr. Cas. P 83,866 Richard Salzstein and Candice Salzstein v. Bekins Van Lines Inc., a Nebraska CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Lugo v. AIG Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Farm Credit Bank v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1993
- Roach v. Allstate Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Salzstein v. Bekins Van Lines Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993