Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. West Virginia Fire & Casualty Co. v. Karl
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided May 29, 1997No. 23944, 23986PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STARCHER, Justice:
These are petitions for writs of prohibition from the Circuit Court of Marshall County. In the underlying cases, insurance companies for insureds who had injured a child paid money to the parents of the injured children and obtained the parents’ signatures on settlement releases without obtaining court approval of the settlements.
The Circuit Court of Marshall County concluded that W.Va.Code, 44-10-14 [1929] requires court approval of all such settlements. The insurance companies ask that we determine that this conclusion was incorrect. We conclude that this statute does not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Hinkle v. BlackWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Frazier v. MeadowsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. StephensWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
- Colonial Life & Accident Insurance v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Light v. Allstate InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
- State ex rel. Allstate Insurance v. GaughanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
- STATE EX REL. ALLSTATE INS. v. GaughanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
- Horkulic v. GallowayWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2008
- State Ex Rel. Farley v. SpauldingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
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