Legal Opinion
Porter v. Shelter General Insurance
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided February 5, 1988No. Civ. A. J85-0943(B)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BARBOUR, District Judge.
The Court has before it a joint Motion for Judgment on stipulated facts. There remains for determination a single question of Mississippi law, that is, whether an automobile liability insurance policy may pro vide for a reduction of supplemental uninsured motorist benefits because of workers’ compensation received by the beneficiary. Supplemental uninsured motorist benefits are those which are in excess of the minimum required by statute. Under Mississippi law, parties are free to contract for supplemental benefits as they see fit. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Harthcock v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
- Mid-Continent Telephone Corp. v. Home Telephone Co.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1970
- Talbot v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1974
- Hamaker v. American States Insurance Co. of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Williams v. BuckelewLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. GarrigaMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Medders v. U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- PREFERRED RISK INSURANCE COMPANY v. Insurance Co. of North Am.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1993
- Land v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1994
- Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance v. MohrmanDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1993
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