Aetna Insurance v. Aston
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of city of Bristol, in a proceeding by motion for a judgment for money. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Whittle, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a motion for judgment upon a fire insurance policy and resulted in a verdict for defendant in error, Aston, plaintiff below, for $5,000, the full amount of the policy. The case was submitted to the jury without instructions, and is before us upon a writ of error to the action of the trial court in overruling the motion of the insurance company to set aside the verdict as contrary to the law and evidence, and rendering judgment thereon for the plaintiff.
For the most part the issues raised in the grounds of defense and the motion to set…
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