Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Washington
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 15, 1994No. 240, 1993PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice.
This is a case of first impression. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) sought a declaratory judg ment in the Superior Court against its insured, Larry Washington (“the Father”), and his son, LeShawn Washington (“the Son”), denying uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage to the Son because he is the subject of a named driver exclusion in the Father’s policy. The Son was injured while driving another person’s ear. The cause of the accident was solely the negligence of the driver of the other car. The Superior Court ruled that the exclusion was…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mullis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971
- Unigard Security Insurance Co. v. SchaeferTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Frank v. Horizon Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1989
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. WagamonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1988
- Butts v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Hurst v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
- Pierce v. Oklahoma Property & Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
- Cropper v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1995
- Nelson v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 2007
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