Legal Opinion
American States Insurance v. Frost
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 1990No. 18650PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANSOM, Justice.
Ramona Frost was injured in an automobile accident with Isabel Reynolds and collected the maximum available from Reynolds’ liability insurance policy, $26,000. Claiming that her 'damages exceeded $51,-000, and that the accident was caused in part by an unknown truck driver who left the scene of the accident, Frost sought the $25,000 uninsured motorist (UIM) 1 benefits under her own policy with American States Insurance Company. The phantom truck driver was uninsured by virtue of having left the scene of the accident. See NMSA 1978, § 66-5-301 (Repl.Pamp.1989) (statute…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- American Mutual Insurance Company v. Charles A. Romero, Jr. And Cecil CorcoranCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- Fasulo v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
- Coniglario v. Hanover Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1989
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