Legal Opinion
Freeman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1997No. 96CA0825PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge DAVIDSON.
In this declaratory judgment action arising from an automobile accident, plaintiff, Nathan Freeman, appeals from a judgment of the trial court requiring him to pursue his claims against the alleged tortfeasor driver prior to seeking arbitration with his underin-sured motorist coverage (UIM) carrier, defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (insurer). We affirm.
Plaintiff was involved in an auto accident and claims that the driver of the other car was the party at fault for the accident. At the time of the accident, that driver (tortfea-sor) was insured…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Terranova v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- Kral v. American Hardware Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1989
- Employers Mutual Companies v. NordstromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
- Briggs v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1992
- US Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Pham v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2003
- Adamscheck v. American Family Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
- Horace Mann Insurance Co. v. AdkinsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2004
- Baker v. Allied Property & Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2013
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