Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Furr v. North Carolina
Furr v. N.C., 54 L. Ed. 2d 281 (1977)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1977-10-31
- Topic
- general
upholding award of damages covering period between defendant’s successful appeal and the retrial | emotionally-disturbed passenger who displaced owner-driver and drove car did not intend to deprive her permanently of the vehicle | emotionally-disturbed passenger who displaced owner-driver and drove car did not intend to deprive her permanently of the vehicle | decision includes long list of cases from other jurisdictions supporting the rule as we have stated it | decision includes long list of cases from other jurisdictions supporting the rule as we have stated it | “Solicitation of another to commit a felony is a crime in North Carolina, even though the solicitation is of no effect and the crime solicited is never committed.” | "Only where the deviation from the use consented to amounts to `theft or the like' will coverage be precluded under the insured's policy." | disturbed passenger, who has grabbed a steering wheel from insured but did not intend to deprive the insured permanently of the vehicle, was driving with implied permission of insured and was covered under insurance policy | disturbed passenger, who has grabbed a steering wheel from insured but did not intend to deprive the insured permanently of the vehicle, was driving with implied permission of insured and was covered under insurance policy
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Sup. Ct. N. C. Certiorari denied.