Legal Opinion
Rapposelli v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 5, 2010No. 226, 2009PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELE, Chief Justice:
An underinsured driver struck Joseph Rapposelli’s vehicle with her vehicle. Rap-poselli’s insurer, State Farm, rejected his offer to settle his claim for damages in excess of the bodily injury coverage provided by the admitted tortfeasor under Rapposelli’s underinsured motorist coverage. In the following tort action, a jury awarded compensatory damages in excess of the tortfeasor’s bodily injury coverage, but the trial judge denied Rapposelli’s motion for prejudgment interest. Because Rapposelli’s underinsured motorist claim could only be resolved after a tort action…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. LakeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- Delaware Bay Surgical Services, P.A. v. SwierSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
- Allstate Insurance Company v. SpinelliSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. KrongoldSupreme Court of Delaware · 1974
- Kohanovich v. YoureeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1959
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Miller v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 2010
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