Legal Opinion

Kaiser v. DeCarrera

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided August 26, 1996No. 23121PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BACA, Chief Justice.

1. Appellant Lawrence Kaiser (“Kaiser”) appeals an order granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee Windsor Insurance Company (“Windsor”). Kaiser had sued Windsor for bad faith, alleging that Windsor failed to pay uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage (“UM/UIM coverage”) benefits for injuries he suffered in a motorcycle accident. Windsor claimed that Kaiser did not carry an uninsured motorist policy because he signed a “Notice of Rejection of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage.” We address (1) whether signing a Notice of Rejection of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Romero v. Dairyland InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Myers Ex Rel. White v. KapnisonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. State ex rel. Lake County Department of Public Welfare v. Lake Superior CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Conroy v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Jordan v. Allstate InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Marckstadt v. Lockheed Martin Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Curry v. Great Nw. Ins. Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2013
  4. Phoenix Indemnity Insurance v. PulisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Valdez v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2012

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