Legal Opinion
Harris v. Criterion Insurance
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 11, 1981No. Record 790702PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
In this automobile insurance case in which the insurer had can-celled a policy for nonpayment of premiums, we consider whether the insurer was estopped to deny coverage under the policy.
Appellant James Harris was the named insured in a “Family Automobile Policy” containing liability and physical damage coverage issued by appellee Criterion Insurance Company. The insured filed a motion for declaratory judgment below against the insurer and others seeking an adjudication that the policy was in full force and effect at the time of a 1976 accident which caused personal injuries and property…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Employers Commercial Union Insurance Co. of America v. Great American InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Ampy v. Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. PedersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1969
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Virginia National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1971
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3Cited by23 opinions
- National Linen Service v. McGuinnCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
- Smith v. Woodlawn Const. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Bim, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation, and Timothy N. Rexroad, Jimmy Dale Poyner, D/B/A J & D Rental Sales Rotal Corporation, D/B/A Spanky and Alfalfa's Betty L. Phillips, D/B/A Little Britches, Inc. Sharon S. Stowers, D/B/A Modern Hair Design, American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Bim, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation Timothy N. RexroadCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- DeTemple v. Southern InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1987
- Woodward v. Resource BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
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