Legal Opinion
Fortune Insurance v. Owens
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 2, 1999No. COA98-333PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENE, Judge.
Johna R. Hart (Hart) and Louis L. Gilmore (Gilmore) appeal from the trial court’s entry of judgment for Fortune Insurance Company (Fortune).
On 29 January 1990, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, a motor vehicle owned and driven by Gary Edgar Owens (Owens) struck a motor vehicle occupied by Hart and Gilmore. At the time of the accident, Owens’ motor vehicle was covered by a policy of insurance (the Owens Policy) issued in Florida by Fortune, a Florida corporation. The Owens Policy provided, in pertinent part:
CONFORMITY WITH LAW
If any provision of this policy is contrary to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Roomy v. Allstate Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
- Collins & Aikman Corp. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
- Wright v. T & B Auto Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1968
- Currie v. OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NCCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1973
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Fortune Insurance v. OwensSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
- Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance v. CravenCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2002
- New NGC, Inc. v. ACE American InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2015
- Argonaut Great Central Insurance v. McDowell CountyDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2009
- ARGONAUT GREAT CENTRAL INS. CO. v. McDOWELL COUNTYDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2009
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