Norfolk Fire Insurance v. Talley
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Louisa county in an action of assumpsit. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assign's error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This suit was brought to recover on a policy of insurance issued by the defendant company, insuring against loss by fire a certain building in the county of Louisa, used at the time as a store for general merchandise purposes. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff to which this writ of error was awarded.
The first assignment of error, which was to the action of the circuit court in overruling the demurrer to the declaration, was properly abandoned at bar.
A number of defenses were made by the defendant, and a number of assignments of error have been taken to the rulings of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Liverpool & London Insurance v. GuntherSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- United States Mutual Accident Ass'n v. NewmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
- Home Insurance v. GwathmeySupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
- Westchester Fire Insurance v. Ocean View Pleasure Pier Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1907
- Western Assurance Co. v. RectorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1887
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- Combs v. HuntCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1924
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