Legal Opinion
Weinstein v. Commerce Insurance
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 21, 1954No. Record 4227PublishedCited by 4 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
Appellant, Ethel Weinstein, owned a lot in the City of Alexandria, with improvements thereon consisting of a four-story frame structure comprising nine apartments. The building was insured against loss by fire in the sum of $26,800 under the Virginia statutory fire insurance policies issued by the three appellee companies.
A fire occurred on January 9, 1951, causing damage to the building, the agreed cost of repair being $8,745.24. Appellant contended that as the zoning ordinances of the city would not permit her to repair the building for use as “apartments”, her loss was total and she was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hewins v. London Assurance Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance v. GarlingtonTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Larkin v. Glens Falls InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Providence Washington Insurance v. Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
- Security Insurance Company v. RosenbergCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Dupre v. Allstate Insurance CompanyColorado Court of Appeals · 2002
- Feinbloom v. Camden Fire Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1959
- Bradford v. Home Insurance Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- R. Ray Whitmer v. Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991