Bell v. Inland Mutual Insurance

McHUGH, Justice:

These actions, No. 16252 and No. 16257, involving the appellants, Inland Mutual Insurance Company (hereinafter “Inland Mutual”) and Camden Fire Association (hereinafter “Camden Fire”), respectively, contain similar issues and have been consolidated for the purpose of resolution of those issues.

A. INLAND MUTUAL

The action involving Inland Mutual is before this Court upon appeal from an order entered June 19, 1983, by the Circuit Court of McDowell County in which that *169court denied a motion of Inland Mutual to set aside a default judgment obtained against it by Luther F. Bell, the…