Legal Opinion
State Capital Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 18, 1986No. 89PA86PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*536FRYE, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether liability for personal injuries suffered by a third party when a rifle accidentally discharged while being removed by insured from a motor vehicle is covered by insured’s automobile liability insurance policy or his homeowners liability insurance policy, or both. Under the facts presented in the instant case, we hold that coverage is provided by both policies.1 We thus affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.
On 13 November 1982, defendant Howard E. Anderson and defendant Milton Louis McKinnon traveled in Anderson’s pickup truck to a tract of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. PartridgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Westchester Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
- Allstate Insurance Co. v. Shelby Mutual Ins. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
- Lawver v. BolingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. ChantosSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
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3Cited by141 opinions
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- Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. LindseyTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- C. D. Spangler Construction Co. v. Industrial Crankshaft & Engineering Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
- Harleysville Mutual Insurance v. Buzz Off Insect Shield, L.L.C.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2010
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