BURTON v. STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO.

No. 75-1192.

533 F.2d 177 (1976)

Thomas L. BURTON and Edith M. Burton, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 24, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Tennent Lee, III, Huntsville, Ala., for defendant-appellant.

George K. Williams, Huntsville, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before AINSWORTH, MORGAN and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

This diversity action requires the interpretation of an insurance contract to determine whether the "all risk" policy issued by the defendant excluded from coverage extensive damage to plaintiff-insured's house incurred when the front portion of the house and a portion of the front yard fell about one and one-half feet into a limestone sinkhole. Reserving judgment on defendant's motion for directed verdict at the close of the evidence, the district...

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