Restaurant owners suing insurance, security agents
Six months after a fire ripped through Weaver's Hot Dogs, the business still remains untouched -- and the owners have filed a civil lawsuit against both their insurance company and the security monitoring company.
The lawsuit was filed in mid-May by
"Based upon the policy provided to Plaintiffs (Weavers),
The lawsuit also states that the policy provided for the business was not sufficient and that
The expansion of the business -- which included the bar area and additional seating -- is also an issue in the insurance coverage. The Weavers claim that they were told the addition was covered under their existing policy.
"Defendant JPIFS (
The Weavers, according to the lawsuit, relied upon the insurance agents to advise them of their needs with coverage for the business. The lawsuit claims that
"After the property suffered a fire loss on
Another party in the lawsuit is Leo Jones Security, with
The monitoring system the Weavers claim to have paid for would have alerted and warn of theft or fire occurrences "by providing notice to third parties of such events." But after the fire that destroyed the business on
Court documents show that both
Judy Phelps filed her business's answer to the allegations on
The case is set for a hearing in
Weaver's Landing -- an extension of the former
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