Legal Opinion
Caldwell v. Transportation Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 15, 1988No. Record 850019PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
The sole question presented by this appeal is whether exclusionary language in an insurance policy is sufficient to avoid coverage of a loss.
The facts are undisputed. William F. Caldwell, Jr., is an experienced well-driller doing business in Augusta County. On July 8, 1981, he was engaged in drilling a water well for a customer in an area near New Hope, where the substrata consist primarily of shale, a relatively soft rock. After drilling to a depth of 405 feet, he encountered an adequate supply of good water. The drilling process, which had been uneventful, was then complete. Caldwell then…
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