Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 15, 1984No. Record 812082PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
In this declaratory judgment proceeding, Carol H. Mitchell sought a determination that she could “stack” (i.e., combine or aggregate) underinsurance coverages under three policies issued to her husband by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Relying on Goodville Mut. v. Borror, 221 Va. 967, 275 S.E.2d 625 (1981), as controlling, the trial court, by order entered September 24, 1981, ruled that the coverages could not be combined. On appeal, Mitchell challenges this ruling.
On November 3, 1979, Mitchell was involved in an accident in which a van she was operating collided with a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Sturdy v. Allied Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1969
- Bryant v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Cunningham v. Insurance Company of North AmericaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Lipscombe v. Security Insurance Co. of HartfordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Goodville Mutual Casualty Co. v. BorrorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Monteith v. Jefferson Ins. Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
- Balian v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
- Johnson v. NealWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
- Meridian Mutual Insurance Co. v. RichieIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
- Billings v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
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