Legal Opinion

Hyden v. Farmers Inurance Exchange

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided September 14, 2000No. 99CA1731PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge DAILEY.

In this automobile insurance case, plaintiff, Howard Hyden, appeals the summary judgment and award of costs entered in favor of defendant, Farmers Insurance Exchange (Farmers). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I. Background

In October 1995, plaintiff, while driving his 1993 Jeep Cherokee, was hit by another car. Although plaintiff considered his Jeep totaled and did not want it repaired, his insurance company, Farmers, had it repaired anyway, at a cost of $16,868.96.

A sales manager of a Jeep dealership opined that the estimated value of plaintiff's Jeep after…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Aspen Wilderness Workshop, Inc. v. Colorado Water Conservation BoardSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
  2. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. NissenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
  3. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. SteinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
  4. Dale v. Guaranty National Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1997
  5. Mancuso v. United Bank of PuebloSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co. v. SchaeferTexas Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Lovell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  3. Pham v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. Allgood v. Meridian Security Insurance Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Moeller v. Farmers Ins. Co. of WashingtonWashington Supreme Court · 2011

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