National Union Fire Insurance v. Burkholder
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Shenandoah county in an action of assumpsit on a fire insurance policy. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
It appears that the policy here involved was issued by the defendant comp.any on the 20th day of November, 1912, upon a certain building, payable to Emma C. Burk-holder, for $800, upon which, in the event of destruction by fire, she was entitled to recover three-fourths of the actual cash value of the building at the time of the fire. The building was destroyed, by fire on the 29th day of November, 1912, and after some months of futile effort to secure payment of the amount due under the policy this suit was brought by the beneficiary and a verdict and *944judgment obtained for $600, that being…
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