Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Atlanta Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 2000No. Record 992352; Record 992354PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
These appeals, which we have consolidated, involve a dispute among three insurance companies concerning the potential coverage of their respective motor vehicle liability and uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance policies. The dispositive issue is whether, and to whom, ownership of a particular automobile was transferred as the result of the owner endorsing the certificate of title for that vehicle but leaving the name of the transferee blank.
BACKGROUND
The parties do not dispute the principal facts. Shannon Scarborough (Scarborough) was at one time the owner of a 1982 Buick Regal…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Thomas v. MullinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
- Nationwide Insurance v. StormSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. ColeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
- Georgia Mutual Insurance v. NixCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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