Legal Opinion
Progressive Northwestern Insurance v. Weed Warrior Services
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 18, 2010No. 32,220PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SERNA, Justice.
{1} In this case we consider the duty imposed on insurers to offer uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage under NMSA 1978, Section 66-5-301 (1983). We answer in the affirmative the question, certified to us by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, of whether the election by an insured to purchase UM/UIM coverage in an amount less than the policy liability limits constitutes a rejection of the maximum amount of UM/UIM coverage permitted under Section 66-5-301. This Opinion responds to the certified question only; application is discussed in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- State v. DavisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2003
- Romero v. Dairyland InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- Jordan v. Allstate InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
- TULAROSA v. State EngineerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
- Montano v. Allstate Indemnity Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Valdez v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2012
- Crutcher v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2021
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