FARACE v. INDEPENDENT FIRE INS. CO.

No. 82-3236.

699 F.2d 204 (1983)

Joseph A. FARACE and Vita Farace, Plaintiffs-Appellees Cross-Appellants, v. INDEPENDENT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stafford, Stewart & Potter, Grove Stafford, Jr., Alexandria, La., for defendant-appellant cross-appellee.

Eugene P. Cicardo, James S. Gravel, Alexandria, La., for plaintiffs-appellees cross-appellants.

Before RANDALL and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges, and McDONALD, District Judge.


RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

The defendant, Independent Fire Insurance Company, has appealed from a jury verdict rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, Joseph and Vita Farace, which awarded the plaintiffs fire insurance proceeds less a partial credit for payments made to the mortgagees. On appeal, the defendant claims (1) that the judge's instructions to the jury were an inaccurate statement of Louisiana law with regard to the insurer's defense of arson; (2) that the judge...

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