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SECURITY INS. CO. OF HARTFORD v. DUDDS, INC.

No. 79-4016.

648 F.2d 273 (1981)

SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross Appellant, v. DUDDS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants Cross Appellees, v. SABINE BANK & TRUST CO., Defendant-Appellee Cross Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

June 16, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aubrey Richard Snell, Bossier City, La., for defendants-appellants cross appellees.

E. L. Edwards, Jr., Many, La., for Sabine State Bank & Trust Co.

Charles G. Tutt, Shreveport, La., for Security Ins. Co. of Hartford.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

Security Insurance Company of Hartford filed an interpleader complaint to prevent Dudds, Inc. from proceeding against it in a state court action. Dudds' action sought to enforce payment under terms of an insurance policy which insured its physical plant that was destroyed by fire. Security raised arson as a defense but the district court held that Security failed to meet its burden of proof and ordered payment of $110,334.89, plus interest...

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