ORIENT INS. CO. v. PARKHILL

No. 12314.

170 F.2d 510 (1948)

ORIENT INS. CO. v. PARKHILL.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 26, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Davies, of Birmingham, Ala., for appellant.

Claud D. Scruggs, of Gunbersville, Ala., for appellee.

Before McCORD and LEE, Circuit Judges, and MIZE, District Judge.


McCORD, Circuit Judge.

This suit was brought to recover on two policies of fire insurance which covered a building, equipment and stock used by plaintiff in manufacturing chenille bedspreads. The property insured was partially destroyed by fire on October 14, 1946.

The defenses interposed by defendant were: (1) fraud, (2) false swearing, (3) arson, or willful burning, (4) increase of hazard with the knowledge of insured, and (5) neglect of insured to use all...

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