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· 2/19/1988

Criterion Insurance Co. v. Velthouse

Citations

  • 751 P.2d 1
  • 1987 WL 43198

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that injuries sustained while horsing around in a parked truck with a loaded shotgun had no connection with the use of the vehicle and could have occurred in the field or home
  • holding that injuries sustained while horsing around in a parked truck with a loaded shotgun had no connection with the use of the vehicle and could have occurred in the field or home
  • the parties did not dispute, and the court presumed that the injurious event was an accident
  • the parties did not dispute, and the court presumed that the injurious event was an accident
  • no coverage where the defendant, while \horsing around\ with friends, picked up a loaded shotgun in his vehicle and pointed it at one of his friends
  • no coverage where injury resulted from insured’s negligent use of gun in vehicle, not from use of auto

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Judges: Rabinowitz, Burke, Matthews, Compton, Moore

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