Legal Opinion
Blackburn v. Safeco Insurance Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 1990No. 54534-1PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallow, C.J.
Petitioners Bret and Penny Blackburn seek review of a decision of the Court of Appeals that reversed a trial court judgment in their favor. The issue is whether an exclusion in the underinsured motorist (UIM) policy is valid, under Washington's UIM statute, in a 1-car accident when the claimant, a passenger, does not achieve full recovery under the vehicle driver's liability policy and did not recover under the vehicle owner's liability policy.
We reexamine Millers Cas. Ins. Co. v. Briggs, 100 Wn.2d 1, 665 P.2d 891 (1983), and hold that, as in Millers, the *84UIM insurance policy provision…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Millers Casualty Insurance Co. of Texas v. BriggsWashington Supreme Court · 1983
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