Legal Opinion

Taylor v. N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided January 2, 2007No. COA06-321PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WYNN, Judge.

Our Supreme Court has held that a plaintiff who is not insured under an insurance *637policy, and who cannot evidence damage caused by the insurer, may not recover from the insurer damages which exceed the liability coverage for the insured.1 Here, Plaintiff brought a claim against the insurer to recover a judgment entered against its insured in excess of the insurance policy. Under established case law, we must uphold the trial court's dismissal of this action.

This matter arose following the trial of a personal injury action against Christie Flowers Gachuz, the insured of Defendant…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Murray v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996
  2. Wilson v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996
  3. Wilson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
  4. Wilson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bruns v. BryantCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  2. Raymond Tarlton, as guardian ad litem for Henry Lee McCollum, et al. v. Leroy Allen, et al.; Jefferson Insurance Company, et al.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2026

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API