Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Brekke
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 31, 2005No. 03SC585, 03SC719PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTINEZ, Justice.
In this opinion, we consolidate and address the appeals from two court of appeals’ decisions, Brekke v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 81 P.3d 1101 (Colo.App.2003), and an unpublished case, Shaffer v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., No. 02CA2274, 2003 WL 22113741 (Colo.App. Sept. 11, 2003). We consider how an insurance provider may participate in tort litigation between its insureds and uninsured motorists who injured the insureds.
In these cases, two individuals purchased uninsured motorist coverage (UM coverage) from State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Compass Insurance Co. v. City of LittletonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
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