B. BENNETT MFG. v. S.C. INS. CO.

No. 96-CA-731.

692 So.2d 1258 (1997)

B. BENNETT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., v. SOUTH CAROLINA INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Fitzpatrick, Nancy Comartie, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellant.

Paul L. Katz, Covington, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Before BOWES, GRISBAUM and WICKER, JJ.


WICKER, Judge.

This case involves a fire claim on an insurance policy. The defendant insurer appeals a jury verdict which found it liable for the plaintiff's claim for fire damages and awarded penalties and attorney's fees against the insurer. We affirm.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On January 13, 1993 B. Bennett Manufacturing Company, Inc. (hereafter Bennett) filed suit against its insurer, South Carolina Insurance Company (hereafter SCIC), for failure...

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