Tara v. California State Automobile Ass'n

Opinion

CHRISTIAN, J.

Marilyn Tara appeals from a judgment confirming an arbitration award in favor of respondent California State Automobile Association. The issue on appeal is whether a person who provides housekeeping services to a recuperating victim who was injured in an automobile accident involving an uninsured motorist may recover the value of those services directly from an insurer under the victim’s uninsured motorist coverage (see Ins. Code, § 11580.2). We hold that the person providing such services may not recover directly from the insurer.

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