Smith v. Queen Insurance Co. of America

E. L. Smith brought suit in the city court of Eastman against Queen Insurance Company upon a policy of insurance written by the defendant upon property of the plaintiff. The trial resulted in a directed verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, assigning error upon that ruling, having been refused, he brought the case to this court upon the main bill of exceptions; whereupon the defendant sued out a cross-bill, assigning error upon exceptions pendente lite taken by the defendant to rulings with which it was dissatisfied.

In our opinion the record presents a proper…