PEARL ASSUR. CO. v. SOUTHERN WOOD PRODUCTS CO.

No. 14173.

200 F.2d 898 (1952)

PEARL ASSUR. CO., Limited, v. SOUTHERN WOOD PRODUCTS CO.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 17, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alex W. Smith, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

Thomas B. Branch, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

Before BORAH, STRUM, and RIVES, Circuit Judges.


BORAH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment which was entered by the court below on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff the face amount of a policy of fire insurance plus a statutory penalty. The policy sued on was issued to Southern Wood Products Company by Pearl Assurance Company, Ltd. on August 1, 1950 and it covered insured's place of business which, on April 21, 1951, was destroyed by fire.

The appellant insurance company contends that the policy...

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