Sid burned his own warehouse in an attempt to collect on a fire insurance policy.Sid has committed:
A) arson.
B) larceny since he committed an act intended to wrongfully obtain money from his insurance company.
C) a crime called "burning to defraud insurers" since the crime of arson only applies to property owned by another person.
D) an intentional tort, but not a crime since a person has a right to destroy his own property.

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Sid has committed the crime of arson, which is defined as intentionally setting fire to someone else's property or to one's own property with the intent to defraud or deceive. Arson applies to both someone else's property and one's own property, as long as the intent is to defraud an insurer.

Sid Burned His Own Warehouse in an Attempt to Collect