Legal Opinion
Raphtis v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1972No. 10997-10999PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIEGELMEIER, Judge.
Plaintiffs commenced three separate actions on policies of insurance issued by defendants for losses sustained as a result of fires.
Plaintiffs, Sam Raphtis and John Raphtis, are brothers; they will be referred to as Sam and John. Sam's action against two companies is for losses from two fires about a month apart in a building he owned in Vermillion, South Dakota. One of John's actions is against two companies for losses from the first fire to restaurant equipment, and the other is for business interruption. The actions are consolidated for trial to the court and on appeal.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- In Re Estate of HobelsbergerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1970
- Terpstra v. Niagara Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Pacific Insurance Company of New York v. FrankSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
- People v. LathromCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Orient Insurance v. CoxSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951
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3Cited by24 opinions
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