RIST v. COMMERCIAL UNION INS. CO.

No. 13773.

367 So.2d 427 (1979)

Charles Ray RIST, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cook, Clark, Egan, Yancey & King by Steven H. Beadles, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant.

DeLaune & Blondeau by Harvey P. De-Laune, Bossier City, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HALL, MARVIN and JONES, JJ.


En Banc. Rehearing Denied February 28, 1979.

MARVIN, Judge.

In this suit on a loss under a fire insurance policy, the lower court held that although the fire was the result of arson, the evidence was insufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis except that plaintiff, or someone acting for him, was responsible, and rendered judgment for plaintiff. The insurer appeals. We affirm.

The record shows a multitude of suspicious circumstances incriminating...

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