Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided October 9, 2014No. Court of Appeals No. 13CA0752PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE BERNARD
¶ 1 The general rule in Colorado is that automobile liability insurance, policies must contain coverage for bodily injury damages caused by uninsured or underinsured motorists (UM/UIM). § 10-4-609(l)(a), C.R;S. 2014. The sole exception to this rule is when “the named insured” waives such coverage in writing. Id.
¶2 This appeal presents the question of what happens when more than one person, is listed on the policy as a “named insured,” bpt only one of them waives UM/UIM coverage. Is the named insured who did not waive such coverage bound by the other’s waiver in all…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Martin v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
- Abate v. Pioneer Mutual Casualty Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1970
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. McMichaelSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
- Allstate Insurance Co. v. ParfreySupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
- Brooks v. ZabkaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2017
- Tucker v. Government Employees Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017