Legal Opinion
Butler v. Robinette
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided May 5, 1981PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Justice.
The sole question to be decided on this appeal is whether a provision in an insurance contract existing in 1971 prohibiting the “stacking” of liability insurance policies was void as being violative of the public policy of Kentucky.
The factual background leading to this decision is not in dispute. On December 9, 1971, in Boyd County, movant, Donald Butler, was driving a 1965 Chevrolet which was owned by his father, Mason Butler. He was involved in an accident with an automobile driven by respondent, Flossie Robi-nette, and owned by the respondent, Hager Robinette. It is…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. v. StanfieldKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
- Meridian Mutual Insurance Company v. SiddonsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
- 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
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Ruppe v. Auto-Owners InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- Windham v. CunninghamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1995
- Hendrickson v. CumptonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
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