Legal Opinion

State Farm Fire & Casualty Company v. Matthew S. Tringali, and Glenn K. Makua

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 9, 1982No. 81-4040PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for the insured in an action for a declaration of rights and liabilities under a compulsory automobile liability insurance policy. We affirm.

I. Facts.

Glenn K. Makua intentionally drove his car against a stationary motorcycle on which Matthew S. Tringali was a passenger. Tringali brought a diversity action for personal injuries against Makua in the federal district court. Makua had automobile liability insurance with State Farm Fire & Casualty Company. The policy required State Farm “to pay all sums which the insured shall become…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Faythe S. Takahashi and Hideo H. Takahashi v. Loomis Armored Car Service, and Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  2. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,000 Ora E. Gaines v. D. J. Haughton, Lois A. And James Fitzpatrick v. D. J. HaughtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  3. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. RobertsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
  4. Bank of California, N. A. v. W. H. Opie, California Union Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  5. Wheeler v. O'ConnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Dotts v. Taressa J.A.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Hudson v. State Farm Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1990
  3. RPM Pizza, Inc. v. Automotive Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  4. Speros v. FrickeUtah Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Milwaukee Mutual Insurance v. ButlerDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1985

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