Legal Opinion
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Harris
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 23, 1977No. Record 761158PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company appeals a judgment entered against it by the lower court following a jury trial in which Frances Harris recovered a verdict for $33,289.13. The verdict represents the portion of a fire loss suffered by Harris equal to the ratio which the liability limit of an Aetna fire insurance policy bears to the total amount of fire insurance that Harris claims was in effect at the time of the fire.
Frances Harris owned and operated a restaurant near Farmville, Virginia, known as “Frankie’s Alpine Restaurant”. The building was of cinder block construction, 64 feet long…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Swentusky v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Maynard v. National Fire Insurance Co. of HartfordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1963
- Standard Casualty Company v. BoydSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1955
- Hodge v. National Fidelity Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
- Boone v. Standard Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Mellon Bank, N.A. v. Aetna Business Credit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Lerner v. Gudelsky Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- US Airways, Inc. v. Commonwealth Ins.Arlington County Circuit Court · 2004
- In Re Camellia Food Stores, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2002
- Allstate Insurance Company v. CharitySupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
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