SMITH v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

Record No. 901129.

403 S.E.2d 696 (1991)

Ashlie Lauren SMITH, et al. v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles B. Molster, III (Keck, Mahin & Cate, on brief), Washington, D.C., for appellants.

R. Craig Jennings (Slenker, Brandt, Jennings & Johnston, on brief), Merrifield, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


RUSSELL, Justice.

This declaratory judgment proceeding seeks a determination whether an exclusionary provision in an insurance policy bars coverage for a child's injuries sustained during the insured's business of baby-sitting. We find the exclusionary clause ambiguous and therefore insufficient to bar coverage.

The facts are undisputed. Inder Sharma (the insured) operates a day-care business in her home in Prince William County. She is licensed by the County...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases