Legal Opinion
Knapp v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided May 6, 1982No. 81AP-760PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorris, J.
Plaintiffs-appellants, Kevin Knapp and Erie Insurance Company, appeal from a summary judgment rendered against them by the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County.
Dru Thomas was injured while a passenger in her own motor vehicle at a time when it was being driven with her permission by Knapp. Thomas sued Knapp.
Thomas had an automobile insurance policy with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, defendant-appellee; Knapp’s policy was with Erie. State Farm refused to undertake Knapp’s defense or to indemnify him for any damages recovered by Thomas, basing its refusal upon an exclusion…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Travelers Ins. v. Auto-Owners (Mutual) Ins.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1964
- Shaw v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. PildnerOhio Supreme Court · 1974
- Elmer F. Wheeler v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- Globe Mutual Casualty Co. v. TeagueOhio Court of Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dairyland Insurance v. FinchOhio Supreme Court · 1987
- Timock v. BolzOhio Court of Appeals · 1996