Legal Opinion
Levin v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided May 1, 1990No. 2:89-cv-71302PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUGGAN, District Judge.
This is a civil action for insurance proceeds. Specifically, plaintiff seeks compensation for fire damage to his home. He complains that the defendant insurers wrongfully denied his claim. The case has proceeded to trial and, at present, the Court is called upon to resolve an evidentiary issue. For the reasons given below, evidence of plaintiff’s nolo contendere plea may be admitted at trial.
On August 8, 1988, a fire occurred at plaintiff’s home. Plaintiff subsequently entered a plea of nolo contendere to a criminal charge of arson in the Oakland County…
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