BREEDEN v. INDEPENDENT FIRE INS. CO.


530 S.W.2d 769 (1975)

Fred E. BREEDEN et ux., Petitioners, v. INDEPENDENT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 1, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh F. LaRue, III, Flynn & Flynn, Knoxville, for petitioners.

David E. Smith, Hodges, Doughty & Carson, Knoxville, for respondent.


OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This civil action presents for solution the question of the admissibility, in a civil action, of a declaration against penal interest.

I.

This issue arises in the context of a civil suit by insured property owners seeking to recover the full coverage under a standard fire insurance policy, wherein the defendant insurance company's sole defense was arson.

The case was tried to the court and jury and resulted...

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