Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Pinson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1993No. Nos. 92-1275, 92-1401PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for State Farm’s insured in this declaratory action. We must decide whether a boatowner’s liability insurance policy covers injuries caused by a collision between a vehicle and a boat being towed by another vehicle. Finding that coverage exists, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment against State Farm.
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On June 17, 1990, Donald Rider was towing his pontoon boat behind his pickup truck in Waterloo, South Carolina. Because vandals had removed the stop…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Continental Western Insurance Co. v. KlugSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York v. Edith Joyce Murray LottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Robert E. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Wausau Underwriters Insurance v. HowserSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Vann v. United Farm Family Mutual Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2003
- State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. PinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993