Legal Opinion
J.C. Wyckoff & Associates, Inc. v. Standard Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1991No. Nos. 89-1773, 89-1822 and 89-1823PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge,
Plaintiff, J.C. Wyckoff & Associates, Inc. (Wyckoff), commenced this suit in order to recover proceeds under a fire insurance policy issued by defendant, The Standard Fire Insurance Company (Standard Fire).1 The policy named intervening plaintiff, Second National Bank of Saginaw (the Bank), a lender of money to Wyckoff, under a loss payable clause. Standard Fire refused to pay proceeds to either the Bank or Wyck-off, claiming that Wyckoff committed arson and fraud and false swearing, thus barring recovery under the policy by either the Bank or Wyckoff.…
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