Joslin v. Mitchell
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
STARCHER, Chief Justice.
In this appeal from the Circuit Court of Ohio County, we are asked to review several orders where a circuit court allowed two insureds to aggregate or “stack” underin-sured motorist coverage under five insurance policies, despite anti-stacking language in the policies. The circuit court also allowed the insureds to recover the “per accident” limits of coverage rather than the “per person” limits, after finding the policy language ambiguous.
After careful consideration of the briefs, the arguments of the parties, and all other matters of record, we reverse the circuit…
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- State Automobile Mutual Insurance v. YoulerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
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