Legal Opinion

Diana L. Powell v. Penny D. Clark

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided February 3, 2015No. M2014-01083-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

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2Opinion of the Court · ArmstrongKenny Armstrong, J.

J. STEVEN STAFFORD, P.J., W.S., and ARNOLD B. GOLDIN, J., joined.

This appeal involves a limitation of liability in an insurance policy. Appellant Allstate Insurance Company seeks reduction of .its uninsured motorist liability by amounts paid by Appellee insured’s automobile insurance carrier. In light of the legislative intent that offsets should be limited to monies received from legally responsible parties or entities, and the limiting language used in the Allstate policy, we conclude that the trial court correctly denied the offset in this case. Affirmed and remanded.

I. Background

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3Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Chester-O'Donley & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
  2. Calvin Gray Mills, Jr. v. Fulmarque, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Farmers-Peoples Bank v. ClemmerTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Cocke County Board of Highway Commissioners v. Newport Utilities BoardTennessee Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Maggart v. Almany Realtors, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2008

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