Legal Opinion

City of Lexington v. Home Indemnity Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 27, 1935PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BuogdeN, I.

The determinative questions of law are:

1. Does the indemnity policy cover the injury sustained by R. L. Green ?

2. Did the request of defendant’s attorney for an extension of time to file answer in the Green suit constitute a general appearance in the litigation, and thus bind the defendant to the payment of the- judgment rendered ?

The policy of indemnity covered bodily injuries “by any person or persons not employed by the assured while within or upon the premises described in Special Condition 4, ... or while otherwise about the work of assured, and considered by reason of and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Scott v. Life Ass'nSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
  2. Scott v. . Life AssociationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
  3. Cook v. American Exchange BankSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1901

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Vestal v. Moseley Vending MacHine Exchange, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1941
  2. Hunter v. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
  3. McCabe v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1936
  4. Ray v. Hospital Care Ass'nSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  5. Wilson v. . Thaggard and Stone v. . ThaggardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1945

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