Legal Opinion

Graham v. James F. Jackson Associates, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 17, 1987No. 868SC674PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Judge.

There are no genuine issues of fact and this is an appropriate case for decision by summary judgment. At the outset, plaintiff concedes that he is not entitled to recover from these defendants the $50,000 in punitive damages awarded him in his suit against Officer Basden, and we summarily affirm the trial court’s judgment so holding. The sole issue for our determination is whether the insurance policy issued by defendants provides coverage for compensatory damages awarded plaintiff as a result of Officer Basden’s acts. The trial court ruled that coverage was excluded by the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Westchester Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  2. Woods v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  3. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Shelby Mutual Ins. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  4. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. RobertsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
  5. State v. RedfernSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Kentucky Ass'n of Counties All Lines Fund Trust v. McClendonKentucky Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Truck Insurance Exchange v. Ashland Oil, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  3. City of Greenville v. HaywoodCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998
  4. Mendoza v. Rivera-ChavezWashington Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. LallierDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2018

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