Legal Opinion
Coker v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Fairfax County Circuit Court
Decided June 4, 1998No. Case No. (Law) 161002PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Stanley p. Klein
This case is before the Court on Defendant State Farm and Casualty Company’s (“State Farm”) Plea in Bar to Counts I and II and Demurrer to Count II of the Amended Motion for Judgment1 filed by Judith Coker. State Farm’s Plea in Bar contends that Counts I and II are time barred by the limitation period in the applicable insurance policy, and State Farm’s Demurrer to Count II asserts that no cause of action exists under Virginia law for a breach of an implied duty of good faith in a first-party insurance context. The Court has considered the written and oral arguments…
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- Ward's Equipment, Inc. v. New Holland North America, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1997
- A & E Supply Company, Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, a & E Supply Company, Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. PriceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Dairyland Insurance v. DouthatSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. WaltonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
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- Zaeno International, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & CasualtyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2001
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