In Re Portal

OPINION

BACA, Justice.

{1} We accepted certification in this case from the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico to resolve the question of whether an uninsured motorist policy is an accident policy within the meaning of NMSA 1978, § 42-10-3 (1937) such that proceeds from the uninsured motorist policy are exempt from attachment. This question arises out of a bankruptcy proceeding in which the Bankruptcy Trustee objected to an exemption claimed by Cecilia Portal (Debtor) for the proceeds from an uninsured motorist policy. This Court has jurisdiction under NMSA 1978, §…