AETNA CAS. AND SUR. CO. v. GOSDIN

No. 85-8781.

803 F.2d 1153 (1986)

The AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gwindle G. GOSDIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Sexton, William H. Turner, Jonesboro, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

Burton L. Tillman, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KRAVITCH and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


CLARK, Circuit Judge.

In this typical fire insurance case in which the insurance company claimed that the policyholder committed arson, the policyholder appeals from a jury verdict in favor of the company. In its action for declaratory judgment to settle all claims on the policy, the company presented no direct evidence linking the policyholder to the fire, but did mount a case of circumstantial evidence that would permit...

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