Legal Opinion

Westfield Ins. v. ROWE EX REL. ESTATE

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided July 3, 2001No. NonePublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GILBERTSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] At the time of their deaths, Robert and Rita Gallant (Gallants) were insured through Westfield Insurance Company (Westfield). Melissa Rowe and David Gallant (Rowe), as personal representatives of the Gallant estates, collected $750,000 from the tortfeasor’s liability carrier Great West Casualty Company (Great West). Rowe then sought underinsured motorist benefits from the Gallants’ policy. Westfield denied those benefits and commenced this declaratory judgment action. The circuit court granted summary judgment to Westfield, from which Rowe has appealed. We affirm…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Union Insurance Co. v. HoutzSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  2. Farmland Insurance Companies of Des Moines v. HeitmannSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Julson v. Federated Mutual Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Maryott v. First National Bank of EdenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Sawyer v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2000

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