United Services Automobile Association v. Estep (ORDER)

VIRGINIA:
In the Supreme Court of Virginia held at the Supreme Court Building in the
City of Richmond on Thursday the 14th day of March, 2024.
Present: All the Justices
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, 	APPELLANT,
against 	Record No. 230323
Court of Appeals No. 0391-22-1
BRUCE A. ESTEP, 	APPELLEE.
UPON AN APPEAL FROM A
JUDGMENT RENDERED BY THE
COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA.
Upon consideration of the record, briefs, and argument of counsel, the Court is of the
opinion that there is no reversible error in the judgment of the Court of Appeals. Accordingly,
the Court affirms the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the reasons stated in United Services
Auto. Ass’n v. Estep, 77 Va. App. 16 (2023).
This order shall be published in the Virginia Reports and certified to the Court of Appeals
of Virginia and the Circuit Court for the City of Chesapeake.
JUSTICE POWELL, dissenting.
For the reasons stated by Judge O’Brien in her dissent, Estep, 77 Va. App. at 32-35, I do
not join with the majority and, therefore, I respectfully dissent.
A Copy,
Teste:
Clerk