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Degelos Bros. Grain Corporation v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company of Texas, Orgulf Transport Company, Intervenor

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 15, 1974No. 73-3157PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Per curiam

On this appeal we are asked to determine the date from which interest runs on an amount adjudicated to be due on a fire insurance claim in Louisiana. Because we find that this court has previously reached a different conclusion than did the district court, we remand for modification of the judgment.

Plaintiff, Degelos Bros., carried comprehensive fire insurance with defendant, Fireman’s Fund. On May 22, 1969, a serious fire occurred on premises leased by plaintiff from the Port of New Orleans and used for the processing and storage of grain. Plaintiff notified defendant of its fire loss and by…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. SoileauCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
  2. Reliance Insurance Company v. Orleans Parish School Board, Orleans Parish School Board v. Reliance Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  3. Davis v. Le BlancLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
  4. Womack v. Travelers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
  5. Texaco, Inc., and McCullough Tool Co. v. Olen Lirette, Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. E. C. Ernst, Inc. v. Manhattan Construction Company of Texas, Providence Hospital, Fairbanks-Morse, Inc., Charles H. McCauley Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  2. Donald Budge v. Troy v. PostCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Olsen v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. Chapman & Cole v. Itel Container International B.V.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  5. Economy Auto Salvage, Inc. v. Allstate Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986

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