Legal Opinion

Watters v. Dairyland Insurance

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided January 14, 1976No. 7887PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMahoney, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas that the following provision in defendant’s auto insurance policy is void as against public policy.

“The term ‘uninsured automobile’ shall not include '* * * án' automobile which is owned by the United States of America, Canada, or a state, or a political subdivision of any such government or an agency of any of the foregoing * *

We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The plaintiff, Jack Watters, a resident of Ohio, purchased auto insurance from the defendant company, which was authorized to do business in Ohio. Plaintiff’s auto was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Abate v. Pioneer Mutual Casualty Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Curran v. State Automobile Mutual Ins.Ohio Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Bartlett v. Nationwide Mutual Ins.Ohio Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Globe American Casualty Co. v. GoodmanOhio Court of Appeals · 1974

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Williams v. Government Employees InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2014
  2. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co v. HatfieldKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Cropper v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1995
  4. Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. TroskyIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. McClellan v. Sentry Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1984

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