Scott & Callaway v. Dixie Ins. Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Fayette County. Action by L. P. Scott and others, partners, against the Dixie Fire Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BRANNON, Judge:
Dixie Fire Insurance Company issued an insurance policy to Scott & Calloway insuring a house. The house being destroyed by fire, an action was brought against that company in the names as plaintiffs of L. P. Scott, J.'B. Calloway, A. B. Ellis, S. S. Boyd, Shedrick Hughes in his own right, and as administrator of Bandolph Hughes, deceased, as partners in the name of Scott & Calloway, and a judgment having been rendered on a verdict for the plaintiff for $1050.00, the company .obtained a writ of error.
As one point of error it is claimed that there could be no recovery because of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Columbian Insurance Co. of Alexandria v. LawrenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
- Medley v. German Alliance InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
- Sheppard v. Peabody Ins.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
- Goshorn's Ex'rs v. County Court of Kanawha CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- Morris v. Dutchess InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
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