Legal Opinion

Collins v. Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided July 30, 1979No. 111PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRANCH, Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court’s granting of defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We agree with the decision of the Court of Appeals that no material issue of fact was raised with regard to waiver of any policy provision by the insurance company. Thus, resolution of this question is dependent on our construction of the policy language required by G.S. 58-176 which provides that the insurance coverage shall not in any event be for more than “the interest of the insured. . . .”

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Roberts v. American Alliance InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1937
  2. King v. National Union Fire Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
  3. Willis v. Germania & Hanover Fire Insurance CompaniesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Northern National Life Insurance v. Lacy J. Miller MacHine Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  2. JAM Inc. v. Nautilus Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. Delk v. Markel American Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
  4. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. WinglerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1993
  5. Bear Investments, LLC v. Penn National Mutual Casualty Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2024

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