State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Dacanay

ACOBA, Judge.

We hold that for purposes of determining the amount to be paid to an insured on an insurance policy claim for underinsured motorist benefits, a “general damages only” settlement between the underinsured motorist and/or that motorist’s insurance company on the one hand, and the insured on the other, does not conclusively establish, as a matter of law, the value of the general damages, but is evidence of the general damages suffered by the insured. ■

Because it is evidence pertinent and material to determining the amount of an insured’s damages for bodily injury, a general damages…