Legal Opinion
Campbell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 17, 1989No. A042215PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BARRY-DEAL, Acting P. J.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company appeals from a declaratory judgment rendered on April 5, 1988, by the court sitting without a jury. The question is whether 1984 amendments to Insurance Code section 11580.2 1 provided underinsured motorist coverage to respondent Wendelyn Campbell by operation of law, even though no such coverage was provided under the express terms of her policy. The trial court held that it did. We reverse.
Facts
We derive the facts from the agreed statement on which the case was tried.
On June 18, 1985, appellant issued an…
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