Richardson v. Allstate Life Insurance

By Judge Robert J. Rogers

On February 15, 1974, plaintiff filed two separate actions, one being a contract action filed in the Circuit Court of the City of Roanoke, and the other being a tort action filed in this Court. Allstate Life Insurance Company was named defendant in both actions; its agent Donald Bingham was named defendant in this action only. On March 20, 1974, the tort action in Roanoke City was tried and resulted in a judgment against plaintiff.

Following the judgment against plaintiff in the tort action in Roanoke City, defendants filed their Motion to Dismiss upon the ground that…