Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Hallowell
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 13, 1981PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice.
This interlocutory appeal requires us to construe a Statute governing the “uninsured motorist” clause in a Delaware insurance contract. Specifically, the issue is whether the Superior Court erred, as a mat ter of law, in determining that, under 18 Del.C. § 3902, such a policy provision includes “under-insured motorist” coverage. 1 We conclude that the Trial Court’s ruling was erroneous and, accordingly, reverse the judgment.
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The pertinent facts are these:
On November 2, 1975, William E. Hallo-well (plaintiff) was injured and his wife died in an automobile accident in Delaware.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Porter v. Empire Fire and Marine Insurance CompanyArizona Supreme Court · 1970
- Simonette v. Great American InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Gorton v. Reliance Insurance CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- Palisbo v. Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Co., Ltd.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1976
- Detrick v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. LakeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- Hallowell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. ArmsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
- Home Insurance Co. v. MaldonadoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1986
- Blackburn v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceIdaho Supreme Court · 1985
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