Virginia Fire & Marine Ins. v. Saunders

Citations

• 86 Va. 969
• 11 S.E. 794
• 1890 Va. LEXIS 71

Syllabus

<p>1. Practice at Common Law.—Pleading—Replication—Cane at bar.—In action on policy, to plea that assured exaggerated cost of property, replication was that she estimated cost, and that company’s agent then and there inspected the property, was as well informed as to its cost as she was, ' concurred in her estimate and inserted it in her application. Held, it is a good replication in estoppel. Fire Inn. Co. v. Went, 76 Ya., 575.</p> <p>2. Idem—Duplicity.—It is well settled that no matters, however multifarious, will operate to make a pleading double, that together constitute but one connected proposition.</p> <p>3. Idem—Harmlesn error.—This court will not reverse a judgment because the court below refused to allow defendant to withdraw his joinder in issue and demur to the replication, where the latter is sufficient in law.</p>