U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1999

Horne v. Travelers Property

Horne v. Travelers Property
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided December 2, 1999

Horne v. Travelers Property

Opinion

1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 2 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT 3 _______________________ 4 No. 99-30252 5 98-CV-322-R 6 Summary Calendar 7 _______________________ LYNN BLADES HORNE; GREGG HORNE, 9 Plaintiffs-Appellees, 10 versus TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY; ET AL, 12 Defendants, TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, 14 Defendant-Appellant.

15 _________________________________________________________________ 16 Appeal from the United States District Court 17 for the Eastern District of Louisiana _________________________________________________________________ 19 December 1, 1999 Before JOLLY, JONES, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

21 PER CURIAM:* 22 Appellant challenges only the district court’s failure to grant judgment as a matter of law on plaintiffs’ claim that the company acted arbitrarily and capriciously in refusing to pay their homeowners’ insurance promptly because it suspected the plaintiffs of arson. We have reviewed the briefs and pertinent portions of the record and agree for the reasons stated by the district court that question of fact were raised by the claim, the questions were

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

29 properly submitted to the jury, and the jury’s verdict is unassailable.

31 The judgment is AFFIRMED.

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