AMERICAN INS. CO. v. GENTILE BROS. CO.

No. 9261.

109 F.2d 732 (1940)

AMERICAN INS. CO. v. GENTILE BROS. CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edgar John Phillips and Harry L. Thompson, both of Clearwater, Fla., for appellant.

Hugh Akerman and William H. Dial, both of Orlando, Fla., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


McCORD, Circuit Judge.

On application The American Insurance Company issued its policy of insurance to Gentile Brothers Company, a corporation. The policy issued in July, 1937, insured against loss by freeze, tornado, and windstorm to citrus fruits on twenty-five groves in the Florida citrus belt.

The insurance contract was clear, explicit, and unambiguous. The amount of insurance under the policy was $150,000; the subject of the coverage was the citrus fruit...

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