Legal Opinion
Rutgers Casualty Insurance v. Collins
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided June 30, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
D’ANNUNZIO, J.A.D.
On April 5,1993, Joseph Collins was operating a Toyota titled in the name of his stepfather, James Spataro. The car, however, was considered to be Doris Spataro’s personal vehicle. Doris is Joseph’s mother and James Spataro’s wife. At that time, Joseph’s wife, Rhonda, was a passenger in the Toyota. Joseph was drunk and was involved in an accident which killed Rhonda. Joseph was convicted of vehicular homicide and served a prison sentence.
The issue below was whether an automobile policy issued by Rutgers Casualty Insurance Co.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Kievit v. Loyal Protective Life InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
- Sparks v. St. Paul InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Di Orio v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Odolecki v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Lehrhoff v. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1994
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re Samone H.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
- Close v. EbertzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
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- Rutgers Casualty Insurance Co. v. CollinsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1999