Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Rice
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 20, 1990No. Record 890859PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) filed this suit for declaratory judgment against Danny Rice (Rice) and Roy Vest (Vest) and requested a determination whether it had an obligation to provide liability coverage pursuant to the terms of a policy of automobile liability insurance. The sole issue that we consider in this appeal is whether an injury caused by an accidental discharge of a rifle arose out of the use of a motor vehicle insured by State Farm.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. On November 21, 1987, Vest and Rice embarked upon a hunting expedition in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. PowellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
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