Allstate Ins. Co. v. Beavers

This case presents a question of whether an insured, who was injured in an automobile accident, waived his right to receive underinsured motorist insurance benefits because he settled with the tort-feasor and the tort-feasor's liability insurance carrier and gave a full release without notifying his carrier of underinsured motorist insurance.

The facts are essentially undisputed. The insured, Donald Beavers, was injured in an automobile accident on March 9, 1990. He hired an attorney, Garve Ivey, who represented him in his claim against (1) John Kenneth Cochran, a minor, and (2) Ronald L.…