Legal Opinion
Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Knight Ex Rel. Johnson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided September 21, 1977No. 7621SC994PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Judge.
Damages are sought by defendants for property damage to their vehicle which resulted from the alleged intentional ramming by the insured vehicle. Failure of the trial court to make findings of fact with respect to plaintiff’s obligation to defend the claim for property damage caused by the intentional ramming of defendant’s car by plaintiff’s insured was error.
An automobile insurer in North Carolina is liable, within the maximum coverage required by the Financial Responsibility Act, for property damage caused by an insured who intentionally drives an automobile into plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. RobertsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
- Reliance Insurance v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1977
- Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York v. Edith Joyce Murray LottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Vanguard Insurance Company v. CantrellCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1973
- Wyoming Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Inc., a Wyoming Corporation v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by48 opinions
- State Capital Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
- Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. LindseyTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Matthew Strum v. Exxon Company, Usa, a Division of Exxon Corporation Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Shinabarger v. Citizens Mutual InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- Mazza v. Medical Mut. Ins. Co. of NCSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
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