Legal Opinion
Sordelett v. Mercer
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 25, 1946No. Record No. 3106PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
Helen Sordelett, plaintiff, on April 5, 1945, recovered a judgment for $1,000 against the committee of Samuel Stover, a convict, for damages caused her by the negligent operation of a motor truck by Stover.
Afterwards she had issued a summons on suggestion, claiming that by reason of the lien of an execution issued on said judgment there was a liability on Liberty Mutual Insurance Company to pay that judgment. This claim was based on a policy of insurance issued by the company by which it had agreed to pay, according to its terms and conditions, damages caused by accident arising out of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Worrell v. WorrellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Maxey v. American Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1942
- Phoenix Indemnity Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Holder v. HaynesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. BryantSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Mattfeld v. NesterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CookSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. AndersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
- The Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. HarlowSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. PeachSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
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