Legal Opinion
Rice v. VAN WAGONER COMPANIES, INC.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided May 29, 1990No. 2:89-0077PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MORTON, Senior District Judge.
This action arises out of an alleged breach of an insurance contract. After a fire which destroyed some of the plaintiffs’ heavy equipment, the plaintiffs sought compensation for the property loss from the defendant insurers. The defendants denied the claim, however, on the ground that the fire was intentionally set and on the ground that the plaintiffs had fraudulently overvalued their property. The plaintiffs then filed this action when the defendants continued to deny the claim after the plaintiffs formally demanded payment and gave notice of intent…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Johnson v. Woman's HospitalCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
- Loudon v. Taxing DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Sisk v. Valley Forge Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
- Tennessee Fertilizer Co. v. International Agr. Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1921
- Chambliss, Bahner and Crawford v. LutherCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
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