West v. Pratt

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

This appeal involves the allocation of compensatory and punitive damages between a liability insurance carrier and an uninsured motorist carrier. The issue for our determination is whether the liability carrier must pay the entire compensatory damage award prior to paying any of the punitive damage award. The trial court and the Court of Appeals held that the liability insurance carrier could apportion its applicable limits between compensatory and punitive damages, and that the uninsured motorist carrier is responsible for the unpaid compensatory damages.

*478This appeal…