Legal Opinion

Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Coatney

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 2002No. 36208PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*181OPINION

2Per curiam

In this appeal from a certified partial summary judgment, we are asked to decide whether, and under what circumstances, an insurer may validly limit uninsured-underinsured motorist coverage to a specific automobile. We conclude that uninsured-under-insured motorist limitations of this nature are valid, provided they comply with the three statutory prerequisites set forth in NRS 687B. 145(1). Because the insurance policy at issue comports with these statutory requirements, the insurer’s coverage limitation and anti-stacking provision are not void for public policy reasons. We therefore…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Neumann v. STANDARD FIRE INS. CO. OF HARTFORDNevada Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Bove v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNevada Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Torres v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeNevada Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Nelson v. California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance BureauNevada Supreme Court · 1998

4Cited by5 opinions

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  3. Yair Jackoby v. Geico General Ins CoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  4. Yair Jackoby v. Geico General Ins CoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  5. Yair Jackoby v. Geico General Ins CoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015

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