Legal Opinion

Kim v. National Indemnity Co.

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided August 11, 2000No. S-9207PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

John Kim, a Bethel taxicab driver, sexually abused a minor who was a passenger in Kim's cab. When the minor's mother sued the cab driver, Kim looked to his automobile insurer for coverage. This appeal asks whether Kim's automobile insurance policy extends coverage under these circumstances. Because Kim's insuring agreement covers only accidental injury, and because it specifically bars coverage for injury arising from intentional acts and sexual molestation, we conclude that it does not provide coverage. Nor does the policy's uninsured motorist provision…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Allstate Insurance v. MugaveroNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. Adamson v. University of AlaskaAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
  3. J. C. Penney Casualty Insurance v. M. K.California Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Horace Mann Insurance v. LeeberWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Linebaugh v. BerdishMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Shaw v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 2001
  2. D.W.J. v. Wausau Business Insurance Co.District Court, D. Alaska · 2016

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