ADELMAN v. ST. LOUIS FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 15916.

293 F.2d 869 (1961)

Albert L. ADELMAN and Eleanor Adelman, Appellants, v. ST. LOUIS FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 22, 1961.

Petition for Rehearing Denied August 11, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Mark P. Friedlander, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Charles Walker, Mark P. Friedlander, Jr., and Blaine P. Friedlander, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellants.

Mr. Cary M. Euwer, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. T. Howard Duckett and Richard W. Galiher, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before Mr. Justice BURTON, retired, and WASHINGTON and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is a fire insurance case, in which several defenses were raised against claims made by plaintiffs-appellants for losses due to partial destruction of a house and its contents. The District Court, after a trial without a jury, held that appellants were barred because they had failed to file written proof of loss within sixty days as required by the policy. Judgment was entered for defendant-appellee, and this appeal followed.

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