Legal Opinion

Butts v. Royal Vendors, Inc.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided July 2, 1998No. 24743PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: 1

Appellant Royal Vendors, Inc. seeks a reversal of the order of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County entered on March 21,1997, finding that its commercial liability insurer, Aetna Insurance Company (“Aetna”), has no duty to indemnify and defend it in connection with a civil action brought against it by former employee Joe D. Butts. Upon examination of this, issue, we determine that the lower court erred as to Aetna’s duty to defend under that part of the commercial general liability policy which provides coverage for personal injuries arising from the publication of libel or…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Lieving v. HadleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. PitroloWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Horace Mann Insurance v. LeeberWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Strid v. ConverseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State Automobile Mutual Insurance v. Alpha Engineering Services, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2000
  2. SER Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Hon. Ronald E. WilsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2015
  3. First Financial Insurance v. Crossroads Lounge, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2001
  4. Johnson Ex Rel. Estate of Johnson v. ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 2003
  5. ALPS Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Bowles Rice LLPDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 2018

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