Legal Opinion
California Insurance Company v. A. L. Allen and Dovie Moore Allen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1956No. 15895_1PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment for $5,000, the amount of a policy of fire insurance covering a main dwelling and garage apartment located in Houston, Texas. Appellant insurance company claimed as its sole defense that the fire was deliberately set by or at the instigation of the insured A. L. Allen. The fire insurance policy was, of course, not intended to cover such a fraudulent loss, 1 and it expressly provided that it would be vitiated by fraud on the part of the insured. 2 Nor may an innocent wife recover when insured community property has been wilfully burned by her…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. DavisMichigan Supreme Court · 1955
- People v. BeckerMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
- State v. BohnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
- People v. ForteNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- People v. Kenny, New York County Courts1938
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3Cited by42 opinions
- State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Steigler v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Delaware · 1978
- Mercer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- People v. LeoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Bearint Ex Rel. Bearint v. Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
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