Legal Opinion
AMERICAN FIDELITY COMPANY v. Elkins
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 7, 1965No. 587PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShangraw, J.
This matter came on for hearing before the Court of Chancery, Franklin County, on plaintiff’s petition for a declaratory judgment. The case presents a question of coverage under the omnibus clause of an automobile liability insurance policy issued by the plaintiff to the defendant Clayton H. Elkins.
The named insured in the policy is the defendant Clayton H. Elkins. The policy provided that the unqualified word “insured” as used therein would include the named insured and also any person while using the automobile and any person or organization legally responsible for the use thereof, provided…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Town of Troy v. AMERICAN FIDELTY COMPANYSupreme Court of Vermont · 1958
- Johnson v. Hardware Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1936
- American Fidelity Co. v. North British & Mercantile InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1964
- Allen v. Berkshire Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1933
- Capece v. Allstate Ins.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Medlar v. Aetna Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Vermont · 1968
- State v. Glens Falls Insurance Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Anderson v. Cooperative Insurance CompaniesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
- Fairchild v. West Rutland School DistrictSupreme Court of Vermont · 1977
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. John F. Xaphes, Administrator of the Estate of Clara Brown and Jocelyn H. Comtois WessonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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