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· 4/5/1979

Transamerica Insurance Group v. United Pacific Insurance

Citations

  • 593 P.2d 156
  • 92 Wash. 2d 21
  • 1979 Wash. LEXIS 1188

How courts have described this case

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

  • \In order to arise out of the 'use' of the vehicle it is not necessary that the use be the proximate cause of the accident.\
  • rifle being lifted out of a gun rack discharged when the trigger brushed against the bracket, the court held that the physical involvement of the permanent attachment helped produce the injury
  • rifle being lifted out of a gun rack discharged when the trigger brushed against the bracket, the court held that the physical involvement of the permanent attachment helped produce the injury
  • accident, which occurred when a rifle discharged after its muzzle had been lifted out of a gun rack when the trigger brushed against a rear bracket of the gun rack, arose out of the use of the vehicle

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Judges: Stafford, Utter, Rosellini, Wright, Brachtenbach, Horowitz, Dolliver, Henry, Tern

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