OPELOUSAS COMPRESS CO. v. REPUBLIC INS. CO.

No. 13270.

188 F.2d 236 (1951)

OPELOUSAS COMPRESS CO., Inc. v. REPUBLIC INS. CO.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 6, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sol S. Goldman, New Orleans, La., Felix A. DeJean, Jr., Opelousas, La., for appellant.

Grove Stafford, Alexandria, La., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and HOLMES and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.


RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

The solution of the question presented by this appeal involves the proper construction of an exclusion clause contained in a fire insurance policy endorsement providing extended coverage, including, among other insured risks, direct loss by explosion.1

There were seven identical suits against defendant insurance companies which were consolidated for trial and appeal, and we discuss them as one. The complaint...

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