Dotson v. Estate of Pearson

Opinion by

Judge ROY.

Plaintiff, Trent M. Dotson, appeals the trial court’s summary judgment entered in favor of defendant, Farmers Insurance Exchange (Farmers). The trial court held that an exclusion from liability coverage for bodily injury caused to any named insured was valid under the Colorado Auto Accident Reparations Act, § 10-4-701, et seq., C.R.S. (1994 RepLVol. 4A) (No-Fault Act). We reverse.

Farmers issued an automobile insurance policy to Robert E. Pearson and Rhonda Dotson, plaintiffs wife, both of whom were “named insureds.” The named insureds were not related by blood, marriage,…