SHEW v. SOUTHERN FIRE & CAS. CO.

No. 543A82.

298 S.E.2d 380 (1983)

Johnny Calvin SHEW and Junior Brotherton v. SOUTHERN FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY and Iredell County.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin G. Farthing, Hickory, for defendant-appellant.

Hall & Brooks by John E. Hall and William F. Brooks, Wilkesboro, for plaintiff-appellee.


MEYER, Justice.

The sole issue before us is whether the defendant, Southern Fire & Casualty Company, is legally obligated under a contract of insurance to reimburse the plaintiffs for monies paid in restitution assessed as a result of a criminal judgment against the plaintiff Shew. We hold that it is not.

The Court of Appeals, in reversing the trial court's order granting summary judgment for the defendant Company, reasoned as follows:

Without...

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