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.