Legal Opinion

Wright v. Allstate Insurance

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 1, 1999No. 6261, Sept. Term, 1998PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES S. GETTY, Judge (Ret’d, Specially Assigned).

The issue in this case is whether Mr. and Mrs. Ronnell Wright, who were shot by an acquaintance while driving in their car, may recover for their injuries under the uninsured motorists provisions of their liability insurance policy.

Background

On September 22, 1995, the Wrights and their three-year-old child were driving on Sonar Road in Prince George’s County. They stopped at a stop sign. While they were in a stationary position, a man emerged from a parked vehicle to the side of them and began shooting at the occupants in the car. Mr. Wright…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Lynx, Inc. v. Ordnance Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
  2. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. GartelmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
  3. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange v. HigginbothamMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Knight Ex Rel. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1977
  5. Love v. Farmers Insurance GroupCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1978

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. DeHaanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
  2. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance v. Maryland Yacht Club, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1999
  3. Webster v. Government Employees InsuranceCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1999
  4. Crespo v. TopiCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2003
  5. Sigmund v. Progressive Northern InsuranceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005

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