Legal Opinion
Grange Mutual Casualty Co. v. Walker
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 24, 1983PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANKS, Judge.
The issue presented is whether a plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter is a conclusive admission against a policyholder on the issue of policy coverage on the shooting, where the policy specifically excludes coverage “for bodily injury or property damage which is either expected or intended from the standpoint of the insured.”
The insurance company filed this action, seeking a determination that the policy afforded no coverage to its policyholder, Mack Robert Walker, for any damages in a pending civil suit against Walker resulting from the shooting death of Danna…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Teitelbaum Furs, Inc. v. Dominion Ins. Co., Ltd.California Supreme Court · 1962
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Ruby WorthingtonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Patrons-Oxford Mutual Insurance v. DodgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Garland P. Stout v. Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Shepard v. HendersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. NiziolekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Gibson v. TrantTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- Wilton E. Heyliger v. State University and Community College System of Tennessee, Allen Spritzer and John SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. McGrathCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1985
- Rondal Akers v. Prime Succession of Tennessee, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2012
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