Legal Opinion
Reilly-Benton Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 4, 1972No. 4942PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REGAN, Judge.
Plaintiffs, Reilly-Benton, Inc., and the Peabody Corporation, filed this suit against their fire insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, endeavoring to recover the sum of $13,066.08, representing the difference between their net loss of inventory and fixtures resulting from a warehouse fire and the amount their insurer paid.
Plaintiffs explained that the amount of coverage was determined by monthly reports filed by them with the insurer and the last report filed before the loss occurred determined the extent of coverage.
They asserted that the insurer arbitrarily refused to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Albritton v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Tezeno v. Maryland Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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