Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 2008No. 30,245PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Justice.
{1} This insurance case raises issues about when a liability insurer’s duty to defend is triggered. Over twenty years ago, in State Farm, Fire & Casualty Co. v. Price, our Court of Appeals stated that “before the duty to defend arises there must be a demand.” 101 N.M. 438, 443, 684 P.2d 524, 529 (Ct.App.1984), overruled on other grounds by Ellingwood v. N.N. Investors Life Ins. Co., 111 N.M. 301, 307, 805 P.2d 70, 76 (1991). The Court of Appeals in this case announced a different rule that “actual notice presumptively triggers a duty to defend,” unless “the insured…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Self v. United Parcel Service, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
- Cincinnati Companies v. West American InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
- Juneau v. Intel Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2005
- American General Fire & Casualty Co. v. Progressive Casualty Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- Celaya v. HallNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Salas v. Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
- Beggs v. City of PortalesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
- Boyle v. Zurich American Insurance Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Dove v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2017
- Pulte Homes of New Mexico, Inc. v. Indiana Lumbermens Insurance Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015
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