Legal Opinion
Erie Ins. Co. Exchange v. Jones
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 16, 1994No. Record 931692PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE POFF
delivered the opinion of the Court.
We awarded this appeal to consider whether the trial court erred in ruling that two automobile liability insurance companies are contractually bound to provide uninsured motorist (UM) coverage in a wrongful death tort action.
The trial court based its decision upon a stipulation of facts and upon six exhibits, including a transcript of the trial of a criminal conviction related to the death, all of which are parts of the record before us. The record shows that Ronnie Dale Tyree (Tyree), his wife, Lisa Tyree, and their young son were en…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange v. HigginbothamMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Kish v. Central National Insurance GroupOhio Supreme Court · 1981
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. PowellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Sheldon B. Fernandez, and Marlene J. MiraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Day v. State Farm Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Travelers Insurance v. LaClairSupreme Court of Virginia · 1995
- Doe v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
- Concord General Mutual Insurance v. DoeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2010
- Federal Ins. Co. v. New Coal Co., Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 2006
- STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. RobinsDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2010
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