Legal Opinion

Dye v. Pennsylvania Casualty Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 6, 1945No. 9724PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Riley, Judge:

Belva B. Dye instituted in the Circuit Court of Roane County this action of assumpsit against Pennsylvania Casualty Company, a corporation, to recover $250.00 upon a hospital surgical operation under an indemnity insurance policy.

Defendant’s demurrer to the declaration having been overruled, defendant filed a plea of non-assumpsit and a plea of the general issue under Code, 56-4-21, supported by a “Statement of Particulars of Defense” specifying:(1) Fraud in the procurement of the policy by falsely answering in her application “Yes” to question number 8: “Are you now in good…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Stockton v. Continental Life InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928
  2. Layfield v. Jefferson Standard Life InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1938

3Cited by11 opinions

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  3. Hoffman v. Wheeling Savings & Loan Ass'nWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Ara v. Erie InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Albright v. WhiteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998

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