Legal Opinion
Cobert v. Home Owners Warranty Corp.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 20, 1990No. Record 890670PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Carrico
The dispositive question in this case is whether the purchasers of a home are third-party beneficiaries under certain “Insurance/ Warranty Documents” entered into by their builder, a home warranty corporation, and a home warranty insurer. The question arose in a breach of contract action brought on January 28, 1987, by John W. Cobert and Anne T. Cobert, the purchasers of a new dwelling in Herndon, Fairfax County. Named as defendants were B. W. Good Enterprises, Inc., the builder of the dwelling, Home Owners Warranty Corporation (HOW CORP), and HOW Insurance Company (HOW INSURANCE).
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Copenhaver v. RogersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
- Home Warranty Corporation v. Johnnie L. Caldwell, Insurance Commissioner of the State of Georgia, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Home Warranty Corp. v. ElliottDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1983
3Cited by14 opinions
- Levine v. Selective Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1995
- National Home Insurance v. State Corp. CommissionDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1993
- Bay Point Condominium Ass'n v. RML Corp.Norfolk County Circuit Court · 2001
- Shortt v. Richlands Mall AssociatesDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1991
- Cocoli v. Children's World Learning Centers, Inc.Fairfax County Circuit Court · 1994
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