Legal Opinion
Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Co., Ltd. v. Chief Clerk of the First Circuit Court
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided February 5, 1986No. 10042, 10258PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
NAKAMURA, J.
In Fortune v. Wong, 68 Haw. 1, 4, 702 P.2d 299, 302 (1985), we ruled that “the plain wording of the ‘motor vehicle exclusion’ [of a homeowner’s insurance policy] enabled the insurance carrier to deny coverage” of a claim for damages premised on the negligent operation of an automobile by the minor child of the insured. The issue in this appeal from the Circuit Court of the First Circuit is whether the exclusion also serves to exclude coverage where the gravamen of the suits against the insured is the alleged negligent entrustment of an automobile, a question…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1966
- Barnstable County Mutual Fire Insurance v. LallyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- First Ins. Co. of Hawaii v. StateHawaii Supreme Court · 1983
- Sturla, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceHawaii Supreme Court · 1984
- Bankert Ex Rel. Habush v. Threshermen's Mutual Ins.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by25 opinions
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Pacific Rent-All, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1999
- Henderson v. Professional Coatings Corp.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1991
- Scarfi v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1989
- Standard Mutual Insurance Company v. Elodie L. Bailey, Charlotte A. Cook, Charles E. Cook and Christopher J. CookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Oahu Transit Services, Inc. v. Northfield Insurance Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2005
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