Legal Opinion
Brown v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided April 5, 1990No. 337PA88PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EXUM, Chief Justice.
This is an action seeking in part damages against Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company (Lumbermens) for an alleged breach of a “duty to defend” provision in an automobile liability policy issued by Lumbermens. The trial court entered summary judgment for Lumbermens on the ground that it had discharged its duty to defend when it paid its entire coverage limits to one of the claimants allegedly injured by the negligence of its insureds, the plaintiffs.1 The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded. We affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.
On 20 June 1983 plaintiff Doyle…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Woods v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
- Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance v. DortchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
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3Cited by79 opinions
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