Legal Opinion
Brekke v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided January 12, 2004No. 02CA0582PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge GRAHAM.
Defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, appeals the trial court's judgment in favor of plaintiff, Gloria J. Brekke. We affirm.
Brekke was involved in a hit-and-run accident with an automobile owned by Garfield Gus Garcia. At the time of the accident, Brekke had insurance with State Farm that included uninsured motorist (UM) coverage.
Brekke contacted State Farm to recover UM benefits for the injuries she sustained in the accident. When an agreement on benefits could not be reached, Brekke requested that the dispute over UM coverage be submitted to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. NissenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Kral v. American Hardware Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1989
- Peterman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1998
- Vernon Fire & Casualty Insurance v. Matney Ex Rel. MatneyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
- Briggs v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. BrekkeSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
- Parsons Ex Rel. Parsons v. Allstate Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2006
- Johnson v. James River Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2020
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. BrekkeSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005