Legal Opinion

Tennessee Storm Window & Hardware Co. v. Newark Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided September 14, 1973PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEARN, Judge.

The suit below was one involving the question of the existence of insurance coverage for a fire loss. At the close of all the proof the Trial Judge directed a verdict in favor of all defendants.

The plaintiff has appealed with seven Assignments of Error. However, all the Assignments of Error present to us only the issue of whether or not the Trial Judge should have directed a verdict in favor of all or any one of the defendants.

In reviewing the Trial Court’s action in directing a verdict, we must view the proof in the light most favorable to the opponent of the motion. If, in so…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. D. M. Rose & Co. v. SnyderTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
  2. O'Brien v. Smith Bros. Engine Rebuilders, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
  3. Insurance Co. of North America v. BankerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1929

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Diana Lynn TARRANT Et Al.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Allstate Insurance Company v. Diana Lynn TarrantTennessee Supreme Court · 2012

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