Berry v. Hartford Casualty Co.

By JUDGE WILLARD I. WALKER

Petitioner in this action seeks to have the court accept jurisdiction of his petition pursuant to the Code of Virginia § 8-578, et seq. It is conceded that the plaintiff has acquired a final judgment against an uninsured motorist in the sum of $75,000 arising out of an automobile accident that occurred in Culpeper County, Virginia, on December 29, 1974. At the time that this petition for declaratory judgment was filed, the plaintiff’s rights had fully matured against the uninsured motorist and against the uninsured motorist carriers from whom he now seeks to recover.…