Suttles v. Blue Ridge Insurance

The defendant’s only exception is to the failure of the trial judge to sustain its motion for judgment of nonsuit. This simply challenges the right of plaintiff to recover for his loss under the terms of the insurance contract.

The only limitations on the plaintiff’s use of his automobile were set out in the policy as “Use: Business and Pleasure” and “Exclusions . . . (a),” which states, “This policy does not apply under any of the coverages, while the automobile is used as a public or livery conveyance . . .”

The defendant argues in its brief that the destruction of the plaintiff’s car did not…