Legal Opinion
Abady v. Hanover Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1959No. 7801PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, District Judge.
This appeal arises out of the consolidated trial of five actions. on basic fire insurance policies. The issue presented concerns the construction and application of a policy endorsement extending coverage of each policy to loss by windstorm and hail. After the presentation of the plaintiffs’ evidence, the District Court granted the motion of the defendants for a directed verdict, and from this action of the Court the plaintiffs below appeal.
On the morning of January 21, 1957, water was discovered pouring through the ceilings and floors of plaintiffs’ building located…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Jordan v. Iowa Mutual Tornado InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Unobskey v. Continental InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1952
- National Fire Insurance v. CrutchfieldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Abady v. Hanover Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
- Florists' Mutual Insurance v. TattersonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1992