Legal Opinion

Lower Chesapeake Associates v. Valley Forge Insurance

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 9, 2000No. Record 991787PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred in ruling that the owner of a marina was entitled to insurance coverage under a commercial property insurance policy for damage to the marina’s docks allegedly caused by a hurricane.

Lower Chesapeake Associates, a limited partnership trading as Willoughby Harbour Marina, and its general partner, Little Bay, Ltd. (collectively, Lower Chesapeake), operate a commercial marina in Norfolk on Willoughby Bay (the marina). The marina consists of four, seven-foot wide floating docks, designated as Docks A, B, C, and D, which provide about 300…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Floyd v. Northern Neck InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
  2. Granite State Insurance v. BottomsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
  3. S. F. v. West American InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1995
  4. Willard v. Moneta Building Supply, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1999
  5. Craig v. DyeSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  3. Solers, Inc. v. Hartford Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2001
  4. Government Employees Insurance Co. v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
  5. PBM NUTRITIONALS, LLC v. Lexington Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2012

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