Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Wilson
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1989No. CV-89-0071-PRPublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FELDMAN, Vice Chief Justice.
Michael Wilson (Wilson) petitions us to review a court of appeals’ opinion holding the underinsured motorist provisions (UIM) in his automobile policy did not cover a punitive damage award. See State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Wilson, 162 Ariz. 247, 782 P.2d 723 (Ct.App.1989). Wilson claims a conflict in Arizona law exists on this issue because division two of the court of appeals had previously construed an identical clause in an uninsured motorist (UM) provision to extend such coverage. See State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Wise, 150 Ariz. 16, 721 P.2d 674…
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