Hale v. State Farm Mutual Fire & Casualty Co.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ABINGDON DIVISION RAY LEWIS HALE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 1:21CV00049 ) v. ) OPINION AND ORDER ) STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY ) JUDGE JAMES P. JONES CO., ET AL., ) ) Defendants. ) Michael A. Bragg, BRAGG LAW, Abingdon, Virginia, for Plaintiff; Guy M. Harbert, III, GENTRY LOCKE, Roanoke, Virginia, for Defendant. In this diversity case removed from state court, the plaintiff contends that the defendant insurance company has failed to pay the amounts owed under a fire insurance policy after his home was destroyed by fire.…