Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Powell
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 15, 1984No. Record 812176PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
This is a declaratory judgment proceeding in an insurance case. The dispute is between an automobile liability carrier and a comprehensive personal liability (homeowner’s) insurer. The main question is whether a death resulting from discharge of a shotgun, resting in a gun rack affixed to a pickup truck, arose out of “use” of the vehicle under the circumstances of this case.
During the afternoon of April 6, 1980, Easter Sunday, David C. Good, age 20 and a resident of Augusta County, drove his 1979 GMC pickup truck to Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton. Good was accompanied by a female companion. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Transamerica Insurance Group v. United Pacific InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1979
- Reliance Insurance v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1977
- London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. C. B. White & Bros.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1948
- Cameron Mutual Insurance Co. v. WardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- Darnell v. BarkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. LindseyTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. RiceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Travelers Insurance v. LaClairSupreme Court of Virginia · 1995
- Doe v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
- Erie Ins. Co. Exchange v. JonesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
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