J.R.A. Inc. v. Essex Insurance Co.

CHARLES R. JONES, Judge.

|, This is a Hurricane Katrina case. The Appellant/Defendant, Essex Insurance Company (Essex), appeals the district court judgment awarding the plaintiffs damages under a contract of insurance for damages to immovable property. The Cross Appellants/Plaintiffs, J.R.A., Inc., doing business as Jaeger’s Seafood (J.R.A.) and Allen Jaeger, the owner of J.R.A., Inc., have filed a cross appeal seeking review of the judgment of the district court denying their motion for new trial for re-argument only regarding statutory penalties. For the reasons set forth below, we: (1)…