AMERICAN UNIVERSAL INS. CO. v. FALZONE

No. 80-1546.

644 F.2d 65 (1981)

AMERICAN UNIVERSAL INSURANCE CO., et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Joseph FALZONE, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 25, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Garcia, Lewistown, Maine, with whom Orestis & Garcia, P. A., Lewistown, Maine, was on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Herbert P. Polk, New York City, with whom Whitman & Ransom, New York City, Paul L. Rudman, Clark P. Thompson, and Rudman & Winchell, Bangor, Maine, were on brief, for plaintiffs, appellees.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, ALDRICH and WINTER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant's house burned in 1976. Appellee insurance companies brought this diversity action claiming arson and seeking a declaration that they were not liable for the loss. The jury made a special finding of arson. Appellant cites as error the district court's ruling on an evidentiary point, on a proposed jury instruction, and on appellant's motion for a mistrial. We affirm.

The evidentiary ruling was...

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