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DAIRYLAND INS. CO. v. DOUTHAT

Record Nos. 931735, 931741.

449 S.E.2d 799 (1994)

DAIRYLAND INSURANCE COMPANY v. Maria Elena DOUTHAT. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Maria Elena DOUTHAT.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 4, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. Bradford Stallard, Abingdon (Penn, Stuart, Eskridge & Jones, on briefs), for Dairyland Ins. Co.

John D. Eure, Roanoke (Johnson, Ayers & Matthews, on briefs), for State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Debra Fitzgerald-O'Connell, Pulaski (Robert J. Ingram, Gary C. Hancock, Gilmer, Sadler, Ingram, Sutherland & Hutton, on brief), for Maria Elena Douthat.

Present: All the Justices.

KEENAN, Justice.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether Dairyland Insurance Company (Dairyland) and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) are required to pay prejudgment interest which, when added to the judgment award, exceeds the liability limits for damages under their insurance contracts.

Maria Elena Douthat brought a personal injury action against Allen Price Dunford arising out of an automobile accident that occurred on October...

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