Universal Underwriters Insurance v. Taylor

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that legislative objective that underlies statutorily-required omnibus clause is to \maximize insurance coverage for the greater protection of the public\
• recognizing that legislative objective that underlies statutorily-required omnibus clause is to “maximize insurance coverage for the greater protection of the public”
• recognizing “that any provision in an insurance policy which attempts to contravene W. Va. Code, 33-6-31(a) is of no effect” (cleaned up)
• discussing the extent of mandatory omnibus insurance coverage of W.Va.Code 38-6-31(a) [1988] for persons who use a vehicle with the owner’s consent, either expressed or implied
• construing identi cal language in Code § 19.2-271 pertaining to clerks of court and concluding that the statute “does not prevent a clerk from testifying how and whether he has performed a ministerial function”
• “We think that the ‘initial permission’ rule best effectuates the legislative policy of providing certain and maximum coverage, and is consistent with the language of the standard omnibus clause automobile liability insurance policies.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).