Tilley v. Connecticut Fire Ins.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Norfolk county rendered March 25th, 1889, in an action upon a fire insurance policy, wherein Edward M. Tilley, the plaintiff in error, was plaintiff, and the Connecticut Fire Insurance company was defendant. The judgment sustained a demurrer to the declaration, and plaintiff brought the case here on error.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
On the 20th day of March, 1884, the defendant in error issued its policy of insurance, insuring one Sarah F. Laforme against loss or damage hy lire to the extent of |3,000 on eight double tenement houses situated in the county of Norfolk. The policy provided that the loss, if any, should be paid to Edward M. Tilley, the plaintiff in error, as his interest might appear. -At. the time when the said policy was issued the plaintiff in error held a deed of trust on the said property to an amount greater than the said amount of the said policy. The said policy was kept alive by renewals until the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Insurance Co. v. BaringSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Sansom v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Clemmitt & Wife v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1882
- Fenn v. New Orleans Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
3Cited by25 opinions
- Palmer Savings Bank v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance v. BollingSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
- United Dispatch, Inc. v. E. J. Albrecht Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1950
- Franklin Insurance v. WolffIndiana Court of Appeals · 1899
- Connecticut Fire Insurance v. TilleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1892
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.