Smith v. Municipal Mut. Ins. Co.

289 S.E.2d 669 (1982)

Lawrence Ray SMITH

v.

MUNICIPAL MUTUAL INS. CO., Etc., and

Walls Ins. Agency, Inc., Etc.

No. 15228.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

February 11, 1982.

Dissenting Opinion March 31, 1982.

Steptoe & Johnson and Carl F. Stucky, Andrew J. Goodwin, Charleston, for appellant.

Boyce Griffith, Hamlin, for appellee.

NEELY, Justice:

This case presents the question of whether the mere mailing of notice of cancellation of a fire insurance policy by the insurance company constitutes sufficient notice under W.Va.Code, 33-22-14 [1957] and W.Va.Code, 33-22-15 [1957].

The appellee, Lawrence…