Legal Opinion
Rockingham Mutual Insurance v. Hummel
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 12, 1979No. Record 770879PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
In this fire insurance case, a husband intentionally burned a dwelling jointly owned and insured by both husband and wife. The innocent wife claims entitlement to a share of the insurance proceeds. The issue on appeal arose in the following manner.
Appellant Rockingham Mutual Insurance Company sued Harold Lee Hummel and appellee Mildred Hummel, his wife, to recover $21,600 paid to the Hummels as the result of an April 1975 fire which destroyed the dwelling in question located in Rockingham County. The court below sustained the wife’s demurrer to an amended motion for judgment and continued the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Vasilion v. VasilionSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
- Howell v. Ohio Casualty Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
- Klemens v. Badger Mutual Insurance Co. of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
- Howell v. Ohio Casualty Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1973
3Cited by25 opinions
- Hedtcke v. Sentry InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
- Richards v. Hanover InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- American Economy Insurance v. LiggettIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Economy Fire & Casualty Co. v. WarrenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Maravich v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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