Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Dodson

Pursuant to Rule 5:42 1 , the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, on October 22, 1987, certified to this Court two questions of Virginia law, which we accepted by order entered November 25, 1987. The certified questions were stated as follows:

1. Does Virginia law permit recovery by an insured’s estate under the UM provision of the insured’s policy (paid for by the insured), where the insured was killed in a work-related motor vehicle accident and where the employer/vehicle owner and co-employee/vehicle operator both had insurance, but where the exclusive remedy clause of…