Legal Opinion
American Fidelity Fire Insurance v. Allstate Insurance
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 11, 1971No. Record 7612PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarman, J.
The question here is the proper interpretation of an assault and battery clause in an automobile liability insurance policy.
The policy was issued by American Fidelity Fire Insurance Company (American), covering a vehicle owned by Joseph E. Haddock (Joseph).
Ralph Earl Haddock (Ralph), Joseph’s son, while a permissive user of this vehicle on April 28, 1967, was stopped and arrested for reckless driving by James J. Sciortino, a Virginia Beach police officer. After his arrest Ralph, with the officer’s permission, reentered the car for the purpose of locking the doors. Instead of doing so he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jackson v. North America Assur. Soc. of Va., Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1971
- National Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford v. DervishianSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
3Cited by6 opinions
- Dudley J. Emick, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Jack Wesley Minnich v. Dairyland Insurance Company, a Wisconsin Corporation, Appeal of Middlesex Mutual Insurance Company, a Massachusetts Corporation. Dudley J. Emick, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Jack Wesley Minnich v. Dairyland Insurance Company, a Wisconsin Company, and Middlesex Mutual Insurance Company, a Massachusetts CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Colter v. Spanky's Doll House, Unpublished Decision (1-27-2006)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2006
- Jones Wholesale Co. v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1973
- Emick v. Dairyland InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Christopher v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Richmond County Circuit Court · 1974
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