Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Bafus
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 5, 1970No. 40043PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, J.
Defendant qualifies for recovery under the uninsured motorist clause of two insurance policies. The ques tion is whether the policy limits may be stacked or whether recovery is limited to the greater of the two.
Karen Bafus, then Karen Montgomery, 19 years old and unmarried, lived with her parents in Spokane. July 25, 1965, she was riding as a passenger in an automobile driven by one Robert Ellenwood near the town of Poison in Lake County, Montana. The driver stopped the car and Karen was injured as she alighted when her car was struck by a car driven by Richard Temanson. Everyone agrees that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. HoweSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1965
- Burcham v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
- Sprague v. AdamsWashington Supreme Court · 1926
- Miller v. Allstate InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1965
- Tsapralis v. Public Employees Mutual Casualty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Britton v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaWashington Supreme Court · 1985
- Finney v. Farmers Insurance Co. of WashingtonWashington Supreme Court · 1979
- Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Elovich v. Nationwide InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1985
- Federated American Insurance v. RaynesWashington Supreme Court · 1977
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