Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Geico Indemnity Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 1, 1991No. Record 900841PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy
In this appeal we consider whether a driver may be deemed to have the implied consent of the named insured to use a vehicle under emergency circumstances.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) issued an automobile liability policy to Edwin H. Jones, Jr. on a vehicle owned by Susan Jones, his wife. The Joneses’ daughter, Jenny, was given general permission to drive the vehicle but her parents expressly, prohibited her from allowing any other person to drive the car.
On July 15, 1988, Jenny drove the car to Shawn Payton’s home. After picking up Shawn, Jenny drove to Rob…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CookSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- Brooks v. Delta Fire & Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- City of Portsmouth v. City of ChesapeakeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- Cheatham v. GregorySupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Prisuda v. General Casualty Co. of AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance v. Niagara Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
- Collins v. HeasterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2005
- Integon National Insurance v. Welcome Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1999
- Moses v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995
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