Legal Opinion
Burch v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 5, 1999No. 88,546PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.
¶ 1 The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (“certifying court”) certified the following question pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 O.S.1991 §§ 1601 et seq.1:
“When an insured’s damages in an automobile accident exceed a tortfeasor’s liability limits and the insured seeks payment for damages directly from its underinsured motorist (UIM) carrier, is the UIM carrier liable for the entire amount of the insured’s claim when the liability and UIM coverage are provided by the same carrier but the statute of limitations period has expired on the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Buzzard v. Farmers Ins. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Uptegraft v. Home Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Keel v. MFA Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Equity Mutual Insurance Co. v. Spring Valley Wholesale Nursery, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Barfield v. BarfieldSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Shotts v. GEICOCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
- STATE ex rel. PRUITT v. NATIVE WHOLESALE SUPPLYSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2014
- RAYMOND v. TAYLORSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2017
- Wille v. Geico Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
- Phillips v. New Hampshire InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
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