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· 7/15/1997

Adkins v. Meador

Citations

  • 494 S.E.2d 915
  • 201 W. Va. 148
  • 1997 W. Va. LEXIS 195

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that statute's more inclusive requirement that insured be \using\ vehicle superseded policy's requirement that insured be \occupying\ vehicle
  • remanding to determine if construction worker’s injuries were causally related to his use of the vehicle
  • policy requirement that highway construction worker occupy vehicle in order to be insured was void
  • “When the language of an insurance policy is contrary to statute and therefore void, the policy should be construed to contain the coverage required by West Virginia law.”

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Judges: Starcher

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