Bentley v. Standard Fire Insurance
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited Code, c. 99, s. 14; 14 G-ratt. 44-45; 13 W. Ya. 718; 20 W. Va. 498, 510 ; 50 N. H. 297; 57 Hun. 589; 12 Ins. Law Journ. 417-421; 22 Id. 358; 10 W. Ya. 522; 21 W. Ya. 368, 576, 579, 594; 28 W. Va. 591; 30 W. Va. 797-; 104 U. S, 779; 86 Va. 512; 2 May Ins. (3d Ed.) 459a; 144 U. S. 624; 37 W. Va. 789; Const. Art. VIII, s. 5; 37 W. Va. 116; 16 Pet. 494, 505; 9 Vroom (N. J.) 140, 143; Flands.
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cited Code, c. 99, s. 14; 14 G-ratt. 44-45; 13 W. Ya. 718; 20 W. Va. 498, 510 ; 50 N. H. 297; 57 Hun. 589; 12 Ins. Law Journ. 417-421; 22 Id. 358; 10 W. Ya. 522; 21 W. Ya. 368, 576, 579, 594; 28 W. Va. 591; 30 W. Va. 797-; 104 U. S, 779; 86 Va. 512; 2 May Ins. (3d Ed.) 459a; 144 U. S. 624; 37 W. Va. 789; Const. Art. VIII, s. 5; 37 W. Va. 116; 16 Pet. 494, 505; 9 Vroom (N. J.) 140, 143; Flands. Ins. 442; 38 Cal. 544; 55 N. H. 457; 30 Cal. 78; 25 N. H. 289; Code, c. 19, s. 14; 139 Mass. 57; 10 Allen 213; 1 Bosw. 507; 25 W. Va. 624, 628, syl. pt. 15; 31 W. Va. 851, 854; Code, c. 125, ss. 11,12,…
1Opinion of the Court
BRANNON, JüDOE ;
Bentley brouglit a suit in tlie Circuit Court of Ohio county against the Standard Fire Insurance Company upon a policy of fire insurance to recover for loss by fire, recovered judgment, and the defendant sued out a writ of error.
The first question we meet with is, has the plaintiff such title to the demand he sues upon as enabled him to support the action? The policy was issued to Louth, who, before the loss, assigned it in writing upon the' policy to Bentley, and the company in writing approved the assignment, and then, after the loss, Bentley, as is claimed by defendant,…
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