Rouse v. Old Colony Insurance
Rouse v. Old Colony Insurance
203 N.C. 345; 166 S.E. 177; 1932 N.C. LEXIS 394
Cases that cite this one
3 later published cases cite this decision.
- Bollinger v. National Fire Insurance (Cal. 1944)
- Gaskins v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company (N.C. 1963)
- Holderness v. Hamilton Fire Ins. Co. of New York (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1944)
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Opinion of the Court
The decisions of this Court are to the effect that the contractual limitation of twelve months in which to bring suit, inserted in a fire insurance policy by virtue of C. S., 6437, is valid and binding. Holly v. London Assurance Co., 170 N. C., 4, 86 S. E., 694; Tatham v. Insurance Co., 181 N. C., 434, 107 S. E., 450.
The cause of action is laid upon the policy, and it is manifest that the suit cannot be maintained.
Affirmed.
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