Legal Opinion
Brown v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 15, 1974No. 48PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHARP, Justice.
This appeal presents one question: Is an action against an insurer, brought under the uninsured motorist insurance endorsement to an automobile liability insurance policy to recover damages for a death caused by the wrongful act of an uninsured motorist, subject to the two-year statute of limitations prescribed for the commencement of the tort action for wrongful death, G.S. 1-58 (4), or the three-year limitation prescribed for actions on contract, G.S. 1-52(1) ?
Neither the statute relating to uninsured motorist insurance nor the policy endorsement specifies the period of time…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Pickering v. American Employers InsuranceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
- Booth v. Fireman's Fund Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- Sahloff v. Western Casualty & Surety Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
- In Re the Arbitration Between De Luca & Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Schleif v. Hardware Dealer's Mutual Fire InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Raftery v. Wm. C. Vick Construction Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
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