American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. Turner

GRIMM, Presiding Judge.

American Family Mutual Insurance Company issued an automobile insurance policy to Pauline and Charles Turner, which includes underinsured motorist coverage. Mrs. Turner was involved in an automobile collision in which she allegedly sustained serious injuries.

American Family filed a declaratory judgment action regarding the interpretation of the underinsured motorist coverage. The trial court found the policy to be ambiguous and held the Turners were entitled to coverage in excess of that paid by the other party involved in the collision. In the alternative, the trial…