Moorcroft v. First Insurance Co. of Hawaii, Ltd.

OPINION OF I Ht. COURT BY

WAKAISUKI. J.

Plaintiff-appellee Susan Moorcroft sustained injury when the car she was driving was rear-ended by an uninsured motorist. She made a demand on defendant-appellant First Insurance Company (“First”) for $25,000. the policy limit on her uninsured motorist coverage. First neither accepted nor denied her claim. Moorcroft proceeded with her suit against the uninsured motorist, keeping First apprised of the proceedings. After Moorcroft obtained a judgment by default in the amount of $268,640.00, she demanded that First pay the entire award. First refused to pay,…