Legal Opinion

Fox v. Volunteer State Life Insurance

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 20, 1923PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pee Oubiam.

Civil action. Tbe case was brought to this Court at a former term, on appeal from a judgment of nonsuit (185 N. C., 121), and a new trial was awarded tbe plaintiff. It was admitted tbat tbe application (parts 1 and 2) and tbe policy, wben issued, should constitute tbe entire contract between tbe parties, and tbat tbe policy should not take effect until it was issued and delivered and tbe premium paid; but tbe Court held tbat tbe jury should be allowed to pass upon tbe defendant’s alleged negligent failure to deliver tbe policy in due time. Tbe case was again taken up at tbe May…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Branch v. Wilmington & Weldon RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
  2. Darlington v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1900
  3. Hamrick v. Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Metropolitan, Etc., Ins. Co. v. BradyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1930
  2. Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware, Inc. v. Fidelity Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1962

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