Legal Opinion
Pappas v. Insurance Co. of Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 10, 1965PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParrott, J.
Dr. Nicholas D. Pappas filed this suit in the Chancery Court seeking recovery on fire insurance policies issued by the defendants on a dwelling which was destroyed by fire, the legal title being in his minor son. The Chancellor entered a decree holding Dr. Pappas did not have an insurable interest in the property and denied the coverage.
Dr. Pappas acquired title to an old log frame house and some 80 acres of land located in Knox County on February 1,1947. Shortly after the purchase of the property, he had torn away the old kitchen and back porch, and a two-story frame addition was erected…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Baird v. Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1942
- Commercial Standard Ins. Co. v. PaulCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1951
- American Indemnity Co. v. Southern Missionary CollegeTennessee Supreme Court · 1953
- Cherokee Foundries, Inc. v. Imperial Assur. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1949
- Gleason v. Prudential Fire InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Duncan v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1979
- Brewer v. Vanguard Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
- Long v. Federated Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1976
- Henley v. Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1988