National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. Luisa Santos

Appellant, National Union Fire Insurance Co., issued a policy of fire insurance upon the residence of Luisa B. Santos, appellee herein, in Guam in the sum of $8,000 and upon the contents of said residence in the sum of $2,000. Thereafter, on March 1, 1960, a fire occurred which completely destroyed the building and its contents. After a dispute between appellant and appellee over the payment on the policy, appellee filed an action on the policy in the United States District Court for the District of Guam. A pre-trial order was made by the district judge. After a jury trial a verdict was rendered in favor of appellee in the sum of $8,000 for the damage to the building and $2,000 for the personal property. This appeal followed. Jurisdiction was in the District Court of Guam under 48 U.S.C.A. § 1424 and is in this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1291 and 1294.

The appellant’s first Specification of Error is:

The above claimed error is alleged to arise out of the proceedings which occurred during the testimony of one of appellant’s witnesses, Gregorio Sanchez, who was shown to have lived with the appellee in the house that burned. During Sanchez’ testimony the following proceedings…