Legal Opinion
Peach State Uniform Service, Inc. v. The American Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1975No. 73-3720PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
On the night of July 30, 1971, after heavy rains, part of the foundation of the Peach State Building in Atlanta, Georgia, gave way and a portion of the building collapsed. Peach State Uniform Company (Peach State), the tenant of the building and plaintiff in this diversity case, lost personal property in the disaster. In time Peach State brought this suit to recover its losses from defendant American Insurance Company (American), with whom it had an “all-risk” insurance policy covering the building.
Trial came on before a jury. American attempted to prove that the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Olmstead v. Lumbermens Mutual Ins.Ohio Supreme Court · 1970
- Government Employees Insurance v. DeJamesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Davis v. United American Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Wyatt v. Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. of SeattleDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1969
- Jenkins v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Murray v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
- United Nuclear Corp. v. Allendale Mutual InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Chase v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. BongenAlaska Supreme Court · 1996
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