Phoenix Insurance v. Sherman
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county in an action of assumpsit. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtCabdwell, J.
The defendant in error brought this action in the Circuit Court of Wise county against plaintiff in error to recover the amount of an insurance policy upon a stock of general merchandise in his store.
Upon the trial of the cause, and after the evidence had all gone to the jury, the defendant demurred thereto, in which demurrer the plaintiff joined, and the court, after taking time to consider as to its judgment, overruled the demurrer to the evidence and entered judgment for the plaintiff for the full amount of the policy, $2,000, ascertained as the damages by the verdict of the jury subject…
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- Southern Fire Insurance v. KnightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Roberts, Willis & Taylor Co. v. Sun Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1898
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- Everett-Ridley-Ragan Co. v. Traders InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Western Assurance Co. v. McGlatherySupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
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