Legal Opinion

Montano v. Allstate Indemnity Co.

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided April 7, 2003No. 22,614PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

{1} This appeal requires us to delve further into the elusive issue of whether an insured who purchases uninsured motorist coverage receives what he or she pays for. Plaintiff John Montano purchased an Allstate Indemnity Company (Allstate) multi-vehicle policy under which Montano insured four vehicles. Montano paid one premium amount for uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage. Allstate limited Montano’s stacking rights to “two, but no more than two,” coverage limits. Montano sued Allstate for uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage limits based on stacking of four…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Ponder v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Romero v. Dairyland InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
  3. State v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Ontiveros Insulation Co., Inc. v. SanchezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. Sanchez v. HerreraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Montano v. Allstate Indemnity Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Arnold v. Farmers Ins. Co. of ArizonaDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2011
  3. Home & Land Owners, Inc. v. Angel Fire Resort Operations, L.L.C.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. Palmer v. St. Joseph Healthcare P.S.O., Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. Montano v. Allstate Indemnity Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003

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