Standard Accident Insurance v. Harrison-Wright Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtClarkson, J.
Trial by jury was waived. Tbe whole controversy was reduced to two questions: (1) Did tbe policy and/or tbe certificate cover tbe losses of tbe defendant set out in its counterclaim? (2) What was tbe amount of those losses? Tbe judge ruled as a matter of law that tbe policy and/or certificate covered tbe losses. Tbe amounts of tbe losses were fixed by an agreement of tbe parties. Judgment was entered on tbe judge’s ruling and tbe agreement of parties. Tbe judgment awarded the defendant tbe difference between tbe fixed amounts of tbe defendant’s losses and tbe amount of tbe premiums admittedly…
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