Lynchburg Fire Ins. v. West
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Patrick county, in -action of assumpsit by John T. West against The LynchburgEire Insurance Company, on a policy effected on a storehouse and contents. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. .Defendant obtained writ of error and supersedeas. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtStaples, J.
An action of assumpsit upon a Are insurance policy was brought by John T. West against The Lynchburg Eire Insurance Company in the circuit court of Patrick county. Upon the calling of the cause for trial in the court below, the defendants moved for a continuance upon two grounds.
Eirst, the absence of certain bills and invoices, which were alleged to be material to the defence, and without which the defendants could not go safely into the trial. Secondly, the absence-of a witness, who had not been summoned, but of whose materiality the defendants were not informed until the day of trial.
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