Legal Opinion

Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Ploutis

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 17, 2015No. Record 141536PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Justice ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN.

Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company ("Allstate") appeals from a judgment entered against it in this breach of contract action brought by Jennifer L. Ploutis for payment of losses claimed under a homeowner's insurance policy issued by Allstate. Allstate contends the circuit court erred in ruling that Code § 8.01-229(E)(3), providing for tolling of the statute of limitations of nonsuited actions, applies to the contractual period of limitations for filing an action under its policy. We agree and will reverse the judgment of the circuit…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Foti v. CookSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
  2. Herchenbach v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
  3. Antisdel v. AshbySupreme Court of Virginia · 2010
  4. Chichester, Admr. v. New Hampshire Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
  5. Ramsey v. Home Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Virginia · 1962

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sethi v. Citizens Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2016
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  3. Brentzel v. AIG Property Casualty CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2021
  4. Luna Innovations Incorporated v. Kiss Technologies, IncorporatedDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2022

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