NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO. v. HYLTON

Record Nos. 992091, 992106.

530 S.E.2d 421 (2000)

260 Va. 56

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. Clarence E. HYLTON, et al. Clarence E. Hylton v. Mark Daniel DeHart.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William V. Riggenbach (Duane & Shannon, on brief), Richmond, for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

Philip G. Gardner (Gardner, Gardner, Barrow & Sharpe, on brief), Martinsville, for Clarence E. Hylton.

Ralph B. Rhodes (Hutcherson & Rhodes, on brief), Rocky Mount, for Mark Daniel DeHart.

Present: All the Justices.


HASSELL, Justice.

I.

In these appeals, we consider whether a judgment in a tort action may be entered against an insurance company that issued an automobile liability insurance policy even though the insurance company was not a defendant in the circuit court proceedings; and whether a plaintiff's tort claims against a defendant, who was a state trooper, are barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity.

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