Legal Opinion
Cimarron Insurance Co. v. Croyle
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 8, 1992No. 17415, 17422PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, Chief Justice
(on reassignment).
This is an appeal dealing with the validity of a “household exclusion” in an automobile insurance policy. The trial court held that the exclusion is invalid and unenforceable for claims up to the limits mandatorily required by the state’s financial responsibility law, but valid and enforceable for claims in excess thereof, irrespective of the policy limits. We affirm.
FACTS
On or about November 9, 1988, Allen Paul Croyle, Jr. (Croyle) was driving his father’s 1973 Oldsmobile in Rapid City, South Dakota, when he collided with a vehicle driven by Jeanette St. Peter. Croyle was…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Meyer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1984
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- Hughes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by45 opinions
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