Legal Opinion

Keith v. Allstate Indemnity Co.

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided February 20, 2001No. 46556-2-IPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBecker, J.

—An insured has a duty to cooperate with the insurer when making a claim. This duty includes providing access to financial information when a request for such information is reasonable in the circumstances of the claim. In this case, the insured’s claim for loss of a car due to fire *253raised a reasonable question as to whether the insured actually owned the car. The insured refused to cooperate with the insurer’s request for information about his financial condition, and filed a lawsuit when the insured denied coverage. We affirm an order of summary judgment in favor of the insurer.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hangman Ridge Training Stables, Inc. v. Safeco Title InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Coventry Associates v. Am. States Ins. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Coventry Associates v. American States InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Trimble v. Washington State UniversityWashington Supreme Court · 2000
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  3. Group Health Cooperative v. Terry Lynn HallCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2021
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  5. Ma v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, a Michigan corporationDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2021

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