Legal Opinion

Columbia Horse & Mule Commission Co. v. American Ins.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 22, 1949No. 10793PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALLEN, Circuit Judge.

This action seeks recovery under an insurance policy for the loss of 43 muies destroyed in a fire near Dickson, Tennessee. By agreement of counsel the case was submitted to the jury for special verdict upon the issues:

No. 1:

“Was the fire that destroyed the barns .rented by Plaintiff John Dodd caused by his own.act for the purpose of collecting on the insurance policy in question?”

No. 2:

“How many mules were destroyed when plaintiff’s barns burned' on April 11, 1945?”

*774The jury found for the appellants on Issue No. 1, and on Issue No. 2 it found the number of mules destroyed…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Life Insurance v. FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Jose Rivera Soler & Co. v. United Firemen's Ins. Co. of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. Sundquist v. Camden Fire Ins.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
  4. Dossett v. First Nat. Fire Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1917

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Nina Merrill v. Beaute Vues Corporation, a Corporation and Waval Thermal Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
  2. Naumburg v. WagnerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
  3. The American Insurance Company of City of Newark, New Jersey, a Corporation v. Thomas T. KeaneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  4. McConkey v. Continental Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
  5. Trice v. Commercial Union Assurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968

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