Legal Opinion
Huffman v. Peerless Insurance Company
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided January 17, 1973No. 7318SC4PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEDRICK, Judge.
The policy of automobile liability insurance issued by defendant to John Daniel Johnson obligates the insurer “ [t] o pay on behalf of the insured all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages because of . . . bodily injury . . . .” By the terms of the policy, insured persons include “the named insured and any resident of the same household . . . .” Thus, the critical question raised by this appeal is whether John Daniel Johnson or Roby Daniel Johnson were “legally obligated” to pay damages to the plaintiff pursuant to the consent judgment entered…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ralph E. Coblentz, as Administrator, D.B.N. Of the Estate of Edward Thomas Coblentz, Deceased v. American Surety Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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