Legal Opinion
Flitton v. Equity Fire & Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 21, 1992No. 68627PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
Equity Fire & Casualty Co. issued a policy providing uninsured motorist coverage for any “family member” of its insured residing in the same household, and defined family member in the policy as follows:
“Family member”, as used in this endorsement, means a person related to you by blood, marriage or adoption who is a resident of your' household. This includes a ward or foster child.
Our question is this: Does the policy cover the death of the named insured’s stepbrother? We hold that it does.
Eric Flitton’s father married Tony Fletcher’s mother. The parents and the boys lived…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dodson v. St. Paul Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Marie A. Houston v. National General Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Wiley v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
- In Re the Estate of BordeauxWashington Supreme Court · 1950
- Brokenbaugh v. NJ Manufacturers Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- SERRA v. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ESTATE OF BROUGHTONSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2015
- Sigel v. New Jersey Manufacturers InsuranceNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2000
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