Legal Opinion
Chitwood v. Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided October 27, 1936No. 8428PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kenna, Judge:
In an action by notice of motion for judgment brought in the Circuit Court of Mercer County, R. H. Chitwood obtained a verdict for $943.88 against Farm Bureau Mutual Autombile Insurance Company. Upon motion of thd defendant, the trial court set the verdict aside and awarded a new trial. To the judgment of the trial court setting aside the verdict, the plaintiff below prosecutes this writ of error.
The wife of the plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident in Mercer County on July 7, 1935, and the recovery sought in this action is for surgical services, hospitalization, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Kelly v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
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