Legal Opinion
Brinker v. Guiffrida
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 26, 1985No. Civ. A. 83-5502PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
VANARTSDALEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff’s Philadelphia residence was extensively damaged by fire on June 8, 1982. The Fire Marshal’s report listed arson as the cause. Plaintiff's residence was insured by the Federal Insurance Administration under a Residential Crime Insurance Policy. Plaintiff sought recovery of the $5,000 policy limits. By letter dated November 10, 1982, plaintiff’s claim was denied. Plaintiff thereafter filed this civil action.
Throughout the latter part of the decade commencing in 1960, many private insuranee companies either refused to provide or made it…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Sydor v. HarrisDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1979
3Cited by7 opinions
- Battishill v. Farmers Alliance InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2006
- Noel A. Brinker v. Lewis O. Guiffrida, Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- MDW Enterprises, Inc. v. CNA InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Southern Trust Insurance Company v. Matthew PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2015
- Costabile v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2002
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