Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Douglas C. Barton, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Douglas C. Barton
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1990No. 89-2324 and 89-2330PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWELL, Associate Justice:
The question presented is whether the district court erred in denying appellant’s JNOV and new trial motions. We hold that the district court properly denied these motions, except to the extent that it upheld the jury’s verdict awarding consequential damages. We also hold that the district court properly awarded an offset of $43,-879.71 against the judgment.
I
Appellee Douglas C. Barton had a homeowners insurance policy with appellant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”). On November 19, 1986, a fire at appellee’s house caused damage in excess of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nichols v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
- Gray v. Southern Facilities, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1971
- Varnadore v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- Foster v. Tandy Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Piggy Park Enterprises, Inc. v. SchofieldSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1968
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3Cited by22 opinions
- David Lee Willis v. Midland Risk Insurance Company, and Rogers County Insurance AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- National Shipping Co. v. Moran Mid-Atlantic Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1996
- SHIFTLET v. Allstate Insurance Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 2006
- Newton v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1991
- University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carolina v. UNUMProvident Corp.District Court, D. South Carolina · 2004
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