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Issue: Under Virginia law, must an insured provide recovery under an automobile insurance policy where the death or injury of the insured results from an intentional act?
| Area of Law: | Insurance Law |
| Keywords: | Automobile insurance policy; Recovery; Death or injury from an intentional act |
| Jurisdiction: | Virgin Islands |
| Cited Cases: | 318 S.E.2d 393; 512 N.E.2d 1071; 330 S.E.2d 356; 448 N.E.2d 591; 290 N.W.2d 414; 463 So.2d 1256; 373 So.2d 1129; 801 P.2d 207; 473 F.2d 909; 462 N.E.2d 526; 777 P.2d 932; 227 Va. 492; 95 Mich.App. 213; 353 F.Supp. 1191; 467 F.2d 990; 301 N.E.2d 721; 459 A.2d 1198; 264 Or. 547; 507 P.2d 9; 125 S.E.2d 159; 262 Md. 115; 203 Va. 508; 474 N.W.2d 227; 357 F.Supp. 416; 503 P.2d 962; 453 So.2d 1116 |
| Cited Statutes: | None |
| Date: | 02/01/2001 |
I. General Virginia Cases
Doe v. Brown, 203 Va. 508, 125 S.E.2d 159 (Va. 1962)
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Powell, 227 Va. 492, 318 S.E.2d 393 (Va. 1984)
II. Whether Intentional Conduct Comes Under Term "Accident"
A. Cases favorable
Alabama Farm Bureau Mut. Cas. Ins. Co., Inc. v. Mitchell, 373 So.2d 1129 (Ala. Civ. App. 1979)
Leatherby Ins. Co. v. Willoughby, 315 So.2d 553, (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)
Country Companies v. Bourbon by Bourbon, 122 Ill.App.3d 1061, 462 N.E.2d 526 (Ill. App. Ct. 1984)
Davis v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 264 Or. 547, 507 P.2d 9 (Or. 1973)
Sciascia v. American Ins. Co., 189 N.J.Super. 236, 459 A.2d 1198 (N. J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1983)
Celina Mut. Ins. Co. v. Saylor, 35 Ohio Misc. 81, 301 N.E.2d 721, (Ohio Com. Pl. 1973)
B. Cases unfavorable
Petersen v. Croft, 447 N.W.2d 903 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989)
McIntosh v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 474 N.W.2d 227 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991), rev. granted (Oct 16, 1991)
Roller v. Stonewall Ins. Co., 115 Wash.2d 679, 801 P.2d 207 (Wash. 1990)
III. Whether Shooting Arises Out of "Operation" or "Use" of Motor Vehicle
A. Cases favorable
Fortune Ins. Co. v. […]