AETNA CAS. & SUR. v. NATIONWIDE MUT.

No. 383A89.

392 S.E.2d 377 (1990)

326 N.C. 771

AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, William T. Sawyer, Jr., John William Slater, Jr., and Ralph Landon McLean.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 13, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Poisson, Barnhill & Britt by James R. Sugg, Jr., Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Murchison, Taylor, Kendrick, Gibson & Davenport by Vaiden P. Kendrick, Wilmington, for defendants-appellees Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. and Ralph Landon McLean.


FRYE, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from the Court of Appeals' decision reversing summary judgment in its favor. Resolution of this appeal depends upon the proper interpretation of section A.8 of an automobile insurance policy issued by plaintiff which excludes liability coverage for any person "using a vehicle without a reasonable belief that that person is entitled to do so."

On 3 October 1986, John William Slater, Jr., was involved in a motor vehicle collision...

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