Legal Opinion

North British & Mercantile Insurance v. Nidiffer

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 14, 1911PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county in an action of assumpsit. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.

1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.

M. D. Nidiffer brought his action of assumpsit against the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company on a policy of insurance issued by that company to J. W. Hill and transferred by the latter to the plaintiff. There was a verdict and judgment in the trial court against the insurance company, and to that judgment this writ of error was awarded.

*593The errors assigned are based upon the action of the court in excluding evidence, in giving and refusing instructions, and in overruling the motion to set aside the verdict of the jury because contrary to the law and the evidence.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lynchburg Fire Ins. v. WestSupreme Court of Virginia · 1882
  2. Virginia Fire & Marine Insurance v. HogueSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
  3. North British & Mercantile Insurance v. EdmundsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Claxton v. Fidelity & Guaranty Fire Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Sands v. Bankers' Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
  3. Aetna Insurance v. AstonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
  4. National Union Fire Insurance v. BurkholderSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
  5. Delta Lumber & Box Co. v. LobaughDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1946

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