Pinney v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

OPINION

NIERENGARTEN, Judge.

This appeal is from a summary judgment. The trial court determined that the amount of underinsured coverage to be legally imposed due to respondent’s failure to offer the same is $25,000 per policy. We reverse.

FACTS

The facts giving rise to this lawsuit have been stipulated to by the parties. On November 2, 1979, appellant Patrick Pinney was seriously injured in an automobile accident by an underinsured motorist. At the time of the accident, Patrick was an insured under two policies issued by State Farm to Robert Pinney, Patrick’s father. The policies provided…