Legal Opinion

Lopez Ex Rel. Estate of Lopez v. Foundation Reserve Insurance

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided March 12, 1982No. 13664PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PAYNE, Justice.

The parties stipulated to the following facts. Rudolph Lopez and Foundation Reserve Insurance Company, Inc. (Foundation) entered into an insurance contract which covered two automobiles and included separate uninsured motorist coverage for each vehicle in the amount of $15,000 per person or $30,000 per accident. While driving one of the covered vehicles, Lopez and a passenger, Louis James Torres, were killed in a collision with an uninsured motorist. Plaintiffs, personal representatives of' the estates of the decedents, demanded that Foundation pay $60,000 on grounds…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Sellers v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1966
  2. Sturdy v. Allied Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1969
  3. Squire v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Chavez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Ponder v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Montano v. Allstate Indemnity Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Sanchez v. HerreraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Britt v. Phoenix Indemnity InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Coleman v. Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1988

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