Legal Opinion
Aetna Insurance v. Carpenter
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 28, 1938PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
This action was instituted by L. Louise Carpenter to recover from the Aetna Insurance Company, a corporation, the sum of $1,500 for a loss by fire on property covered by two fire insurance policies issued by the latter corporation. One of the policies contained a clause providing that loss or damage, if any, should be payable to Wilbur C. Hall, trustee, as his interest might appear, by reason of a lien against the said property secured by a deed of trust in the sum of $500. The trustee became a party plaintiff to this action.
The case was twice submitted to a jury. The first trial resulted in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Feibelman v. Manchester Fire Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Hawkins v. Glens Falls InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1934
- Sternberg v. Merchants' Fire Assur. Corp.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1934
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Nuffer v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
- Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Pleasant v. Motors Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Bennett Motor Company v. LyonUtah Supreme Court · 1963
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