5th Circuit: Evidence Supported Finding That Man Intentionally Destroyed Car

Mealey's (January 17, 2017, 10:59 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 13 affirmed a verdict in favor of an insurance company, finding that evidence presented during a trial sufficiently showed that a man intended to destroy a 1956 Mercedes-Benz to obtain insurance proceeds (Foremost Insurance Company v. Charles Pendleton, No. 16-60240, 5th Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 706)....