Beard v. Indemnity Insurance Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Cabell County. Action by Thomas Beard against the Indemnity Insurance Company. There was a verdict for plaintiff, and from an order setting the same aside and granting a new trial, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Robinson, Judge:
On the trial of an action upon a policy of insurance against death resulting from bodily injuries caused by external, violent and accidental means, a verdict was rendered by the jury in favor off the beneficiary for the amount to be paid by the insurer upon the happening of such contingency. That amount was one thousand dollars. The verdict was set aside as contrary to law and the evidence and a new trial was awarded. To that action of the court below, this writ of error is prosecuted.
To justify the aforesaid action of the court, it must be found that errors were committed at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Coalmer v. BarrettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
- Miller v. Insurance Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
- Travelers' Ins. Co. of Hartford v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
- Schneider v. Provident Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
- Young v. West Virginia & P. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
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