Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Farmers Ins. Co. of Wash.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 22, 1996No. 18845-7-IIPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
Farmers provided underinsured motorists coverage (UIM) to Helen Anderson with limits of $25,000. Anderson was injured in an auto accident and demanded arbitration under policy language providing arbitration "as to the amount of payment under this Part [UIM].”
The arbitrators awarded Anderson $56,000, and the trial court confirmed the full amount of the award, together with costs, including some incurred in the third-party action against the other driver. The trial court also entered findings that detailed the settlement negotiations between Farmers and Anderson and a conclusion that Farmers…
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