Legal Opinion
Brand Distributors, Inc. v. Insurance Company of North America
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1976No. 74-2344PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This diversity case is upon Jeweler’s Block Policy No. JB 29381, issued by defendant-insurance company to plaintiff-assured, and is on account of a loss by robbery. The sole question is the construction of the policy.
Suit was originally brought in the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk and was moved to the district court because of diversity of citizenship of the defendant. Trial was before the court and a jury; however, when defendant moved for a directed verdict at the close of all the evidence, the jury was withdrawn by stipulation and the controlling question of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ayres v. Harleysville Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Lipscombe v. Security Insurance Co. of HartfordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Quesenberry v. Nichols and ErieSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
- Balogh v. Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1958
- Dickerson v. Franklin Nat. Ins.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. ArmstrongIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
- Chesapeake Supply & Equipment Co. v. J.I. Case Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Accident & Casualty Ins.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1992
- United Coal Co. v. Land Use Corp.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1983
- Tom Seeber v. General Fire and Casualty Company, Indiana Insurance Company, and Peerless Indemnity Insurance CompanyIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
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