Legal Opinion

German National Insurance v. Virginia State Insurance

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 11, 1908PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Oircuit Court of the city of Richmond. From a decree allowing counsel fees and costs defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.

The German National Insurance Company, a foreign corporation, desiring to conduct its fire insurance business in this State, established, in April, 1906, an agency at Richmond, Va. As required by law, it had deposited with the State treasurer United States three per cent, bonds, of the face value of $10,000, as a security for the payment of policies issued by it to residents of this State. Va. Code (1904), ch. 53, secs. 1271-1274. Before, however, it had issued a single policy to a resident of this State, the company was adjudged insolvent by the Circuit Court of Cook county, Illinois, in a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McCormick v. ElseaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
  2. Stoneburner & Richards v. MotleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1898
  3. Citizens National Bank v. ManoniSupreme Court of Virginia · 1882
  4. Universal Life Ins. v. CogbillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1878
  5. Buck v. Guarantors Liability Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1900

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Huff v. BidwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1912
  2. Stull v. HarveySupreme Court of Virginia · 1911
  3. Shepherd v. Virginia State InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1917
  4. Moore v. ChurchwellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1944
  5. Pennington v. DivneyTennessee Supreme Court · 1945

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