Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Allstate Insurance Company v. Spinelli

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided March 22, 1982PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1ConcurrenceHorsey, Justice

This appeal concerns the determination of the applicable statute of limitations over claims for “uninsured vehicle coverage” re*1287quired under 18 Del.C. § 3902(a).1 The Court of Chancery found plaintiff’s claim to be contractual in nature. From this finding, the Court ruled that the applicable statute of limitations was 10 Del.C. § 8106,2 which prescribes a three-year limitations period. The Court then ruled that under § 8106 plaintiff’s claim for uninsured vehicle coverage benefits would not accrue against plaintiff’s automobile’s insurance carrier, Allstate Insurance Company, until the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Pickering v. American Employers InsuranceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
  2. Booth v. Fireman's Fund Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
  3. Franco v. Allstate Insurance CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Sahloff v. Western Casualty & Surety Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Van Hoozer v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Travelers Indemnity Co. v. LakeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
  2. Vega v. Farmers InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Royal-Globe Insurance v. CravenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
  4. Hamm v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  5. Safeco Insurance Co. v. BarcomWashington Supreme Court · 1989

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