State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Progressive Marathon Insurance

Opinion

THE COURT.*

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, appellant, and Progressive Marathon Insurance Company, respondent, filed cross-summary-judgment motions on stipulated facts concerning the parties’ respective obligations under automobile liability insurance policies. The trial court granted summary judgment to Progressive. The appeal presents purely a question of law, namely, whether Insurance Code section 11580.9, subdivision (d) governs the parties’ allocation of responsibility for uninsured motorist coverage. We conclude that, xyhile the statute does encompass uninsured…