Legal Opinion

Government Employees Insurance v. Allstate Insurance

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 10, 1988No. Record No. 850529PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephenson, J.

In this appeal of a declaratory judgment, we again consider the meaning and application of the term “resident of the same household” as used in an automobile liability insurance policy. Specifically, Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO), *544challenges the trial court’s determination that a named insured’s spouse who had left the marital home was a resident of the named insured’s household.

The declaratory judgment proceeding was brought by Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) against GEICO and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm),1 seeking an adjudication of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lumbermens Mut. Casualty Co. v. PulsiferDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1941
  2. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
  3. Allstate Insurance v. PattersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
  4. St. Paul Mercury Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Furrow v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
  2. Lester v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2008
  3. Phelps v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
  4. Nationwide Mutual Ins. v. RobinsonRichmond County Circuit Court · 1995
  5. GOVERNMENT EMP. INS. v. Allstate Ins.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1988

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