Delk v. Markel American Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, V.C.J.
T1 The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (certifying court) certified a question of law pursuant to the Revised Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 0.9.2001 § 1601 et seq. 2 We have reformulated the question as authorized by § 1602.lof the Act. 3 We answer the following reformulated question:
May an insured cotenant who occupies the insured property as her home and who has insured the property for its full value recover (within the policy limits) more than the value of her fractional legal interest in the property? 4
We answer this…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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