Legal Opinion
Ramsey v. Home Insurance Company
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 23, 1962No. Record 5346PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The plaintiff, Harry Lucas Ramsey, instituted this action on March 20, 1958, to recover under a fire insurance policy issued to him by the defendant, The Home Insurance Company, for the loss sustained when the property insured was destroyed by a fire which occurred on February 13, 1957. The trial court sustained the defendant’s special plea that the action was not commenced within twelve months next after the inception of the loss, as required in the policy and by statute, and entered summary judgment for the defendant. Rule 3:20 of Rules of Court. The correctness of this ruling is the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Finkelstein v. AMERICAN INS. CO. OF NEWARKSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Virginia Fire & Marine Ins. v. WellsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
- Sample v. London & Lancashire Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1896
- Kirk v. Firemen's Insurance Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1929
- Thames Realty Corp. v. Massachusetts Fire & Marine InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Proc v. Home InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Mills v. Aetna Fire Underwriters InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. v. Sand Lake Lounge, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1973
- Gremillion v. Travelers Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Clark v. Truck Insurance ExchangeNevada Supreme Court · 1979
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