WOODS v. INDEPENDENT FIRE INS. CO.

No. 83-8656.

749 F.2d 1493 (1985)

James B. WOODS, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INDEPENDENT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan W. Cox, Francis W. Allen, Statesboro, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Bobby Jones, Metter, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, CLARK, Circuit Judge, and THOMAS, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 22, 1985.

GODBOLD, Chief Judge:

This is a suit over fire insurance coverage. The district court granted summary judgment for the insurer, holding that coverage was voided because of a material misrepresentation by the insured in a sworn proof of loss. We affirm.

On January 17, 1980, plaintiff secured a policy of insurance covering his single-family dwelling in Brooklet, Georgia. On July 9, 1980, he conveyed...

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