Costello v. Costello

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that conduct during the application process may have created a reasonable expectation of insurance
• holding application of the doctrine is limited to (1) “instances in which the policy language is ambiguous” or (2) where an agent for the insurer “creates a reasonable expectation of insurance coverage” during the application process
• discussing Keller, 184 W.Va. at 685, 403 S.E.2d at 428

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Luikart v. Valley Brook Concrete & Supply, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2005-05-10· cited 21×
• New Hampshire Insurance v. RRK, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2012-11-09· cited 14×
• SER Universal Underwriters & Zurich American Insurance. v. Hon. Patrick Wilson
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2019-03-08· cited 13×
• American Equity Insurance v. Lignetics, Inc.
  N.D. West Virginia· 2003-09-25· cited 10×
• Lawson v. American General Assurance Co.
  S.D. West Virginia· 2006-09-12· cited 5×
• Hill v. John Alden Life Insurance
  S.D. West Virginia· 2008-04-18· cited 3×
• Elrick v. Brown
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1996-11-15

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• National Mutual Insurance v. McMahon & Sons, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1987-04-15· cited 242×
• Addair v. Bryant
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1981-11-17· cited 146×
• Horace Mann Insurance v. Leeber
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1988-12-20· cited 131×
• Trammell v. Prairie States Insurance Co.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1991-07-17· cited 56×
• State v. George W.H.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1993-12-13· cited 32×
• Keller v. First National Bank
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1991-03-14· cited 29×
• Nadler v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-11-13· cited 28×
• Silk v. Flat Top Construction, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1994-12-15· cited 22×
• State v. Schoolcraft
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1990-07-25· cited 20×
• State v. Davis
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1970-03-03· cited 20×
• Marcum Trucking Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1993-11-23· cited 8×
• Blackburn v. Smith
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1980-03-25· cited 7×
• State v. Green
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-03-05· cited 6×
• State v. Janicki
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-07-10· cited 5×