Houff & Holler v. German-American Insurance
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Augusta county in a proceeding by motion for a judgment. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiffs assign error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keiti-i, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellants brought suit in the Circuit Court of Augusta county against the German-American Insurance Company to recover the amount of a fire insurance policy for $1,000. The ease went to a jury, which gave a verdict for the plaintiffs for the full amount of the policy, which upon motion of the defendant was set aside, and at a subsequent trial there was a verdict and judgment for the defendant.
With respect to the second trial no error is assigned, so that we have only to consider the bills of exception taken to the rulings of the court upon…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- North British & Mercantile Insurance v. EdmundsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
- Phoenix Insurance v. ShermanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
3Cited by6 opinions
- Insurance Co. of North America v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Home Ins. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1916
- Brand Distributors, Inc. v. Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. FarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
- Lumbermen's Mut. Ins. Co. of Mansfield v. Johnson Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
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