Braner v. Southern Trust Insurance

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that in a suit on a property damage insurance policy in which liability is not disputed but in which the amount of damage is disputed, the amount is unliquidated
• noting “existing rule” that opinion regarding value may properly be based on purchase price together with evidence of property’s condition at time of purchase and time of loss
• “We find this rule to be too stringent [where a homeowner or homeowner’s spouse testifies as to either the purchase price or replacement cost of household furnishings] and others similar to it for several practical reasons.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).