Legal Opinion
In re the Arbitration between Allstate Insurance & Richards
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 11, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David B. Saxe, J.
This proceeding to stay arbitration of an underinsured motorist claim presents a novel issue which requires the court *760to distinguish between and compare uninsured motorist coverage with "underinsured” motorist coverage.
The respondent James Richards, a Montana resident with automobile insurance purchased from petitioner Allstate, was injured in a two-vehicle accident in this State, and asserts that the offending vehicle was underinsured. He has demanded arbitration of his claim for underinsured motorist coverage under his insurance policy, obtained in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Maurizzio v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- In re the Arbitration between Matarasso & Continental Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Estate of BraunMontana Supreme Court · 1990
- Reichel v. Government Employees InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Allcity Insurance v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Arbitration between Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- In re the Arbitration between Michigan Mutual Insurance & MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991