West Virginia Fire & Casualty Co. v. Mathews

In this appeal from a declaratory judgment action, David Mathews, the insured, asks this Court to reverse two rulings by the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. One order denied Mr. Mathews’ motion to alter or amend a judgment granting summary judgment to Mr. Mathews’ insurer, West Virginia Fire and Casualty Company, based, in relevant part, upon the circuit court’s conclusion that Mr. Mathews was without coverage for his asserted loss, the destruction of a house he owned. The second order dismissed his cross-claim against the contractor who had performed the demolition. We conclude that the…