Legal Opinion
Brown v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 1989No. CV-89-0162-PRPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FELDMAN, Vice Chief Justice.
Elizabeth Brown (Brown), personal representative of the estate of Jennifer Michelle Goode (Jennifer), petitions us to review a court of appeals decision holding that the underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage in the policy sold to Jennifer’s stepfather by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) did not cover her wrongful death claim. See Brown v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 161 Ariz. 427, 778 P.2d 1323 (Ct.App.1989).
We accepted review to determine whether an insurer may invoke the escape or prorata provisions of its “other insurance” clause to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Calvert v. Farmers Ins. Co. of ArizonaArizona Supreme Court · 1985
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. WilsonArizona Supreme Court · 1989
- Geyer v. Reserve Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. BogartArizona Supreme Court · 1986
- Transportation Insurance Company v. WadeArizona Supreme Court · 1970
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