Morgan v. American Central Insurance
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, McDowell County. Action by R. M. Morgan against' tbe American Central Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge:
Writ of error to á judgment of the circuit court of McDowell county upon a fire insurance policy.
This suit was instituted by motion made upon notice, as provided by See. 6, Ch. 121, Code of W. Va. A motion to quash the notice on the ground that the statute did not apply to a fire insurance policy, and second, because the notice was not sufficient, was made and overruled. The objection is not well taken. Suit may be instituted by notice and motion, under the statute referred to, in any case where the party is “entitled to recover money by.action on any contract.” A policy of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Insurance Co. v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Quinlan v. Providence Washington InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Walsh v. . Hartford Fire Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Union Central Life Ins. v. PollardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Cleaver v. Traders' InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
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