Legal Opinion
Quinn Kyrkos v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1993No. 58785-0PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
This case concerns the validity of two exclusions in a State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company's automobile insurance policy which would deny "underinsured" motorist coverage, in part, to its insureds, the plaintiffs Deborah C. Quinn Kyrkos and Kyriakos C. Kyrkos. The exclusions deny, to the extent of the financial responsibility law limits, underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage if a vehicle is owned or operated by a self-insured or is owned by any government, its political subdivisions or agencies.
Underinsured motorist coverage includes by statutory definition both uninsured and…
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