Legal Opinion

Dawn Schall Jenkins v. The Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 13, 1984No. 83-1402PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

Dawn Schall Jenkins appeals from a summary judgment in an action she brought against an automobile insurance carrier to satisfy a judgment she had obtained. The district court held that the tortfeasor’s policy did not afford coverage. We reverse.

I

The accident occurred when a two-wheel vehicle broke loose from a truck that was towing it and struck Jenkins’s car. The vehicle, known as a tar kettle, was designed to heat tar for roofing. The truck, but not the tar kettle, was listed as an insured vehicle under the policy.

Confronted by Jenkins’s claim for damages, the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Storm v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
  2. London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. C. B. White & Bros.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1948
  3. McConnell v. Underwriters at LloydsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Dairyland Insurance v. DrumSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  5. Alderman v. Chrysler Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1979

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gonzalez Abreau v. Banco CentralCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  2. Gonzalez Abreau v. Banco CentralCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994

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