Legal Opinion
Sutch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided December 28, 1995No. 183, 1995PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
The plaintiff-appellant, Deborah Sutch (“Sutch”), was injured in a motor vehicle accident. A Superior Court arbitrator determined that Sutch’s injuries had been caused by the negligence of a third-party tortfeasor, Jean Dale (“Dale”). Following the arbitration, a judgment was entered in Superior Court in favor of Sutch, and against the third-party tortfeasor, in the amount of $100,000. The third-party tortfeasor’s insurance carrier paid $50,000 to Sutch, which represented the limits of Dale’s liability coverage. The defendant-appellee, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1974
- Columbia Casualty Co. v. Playtex FP, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- Hurst v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
- Home Insurance Co. v. MaldonadoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1986
- Bryant v. Federal Kemper Insurance Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1988
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