Legal Opinion
Augusta Mut. Ins. Co. v. Mason
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 8, 2007No. Record 061339PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.
The dispositive issue in this appeal concerns the legal sufficiency of an insurance company's pleading in a third-party action for damages arising out of an insurance agent's allegedly fraudulent misrepresentations regarding the condition of a dwelling that the insurance company agreed to insure. Because the only duties allegedly violated by the agent emanate exclusively from the parties' preexisting contractual relationship, we conclude that the insurance company failed to properly state claims for either fraud in the inducement or breach of fiduciary…
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