James v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
[¶5.] The circuit court concluded that State Farm could not subrogate against its own insured. It further held that the reimbursement clause was ambiguous. As a consequence, the court construed the policy against State Farm, the drafter, granting summary judgment to James. State Farm appeals, raising one issue and several sub-issues restated as follows:
1. Whether the language of the reimbursement clause is ambiguous.
2. Whether requiring James to reimburse State Farm implicates the *543anti-subrogation rule or offends public policy.
3. If State Farm is entitled to reimbursement, whether James is…
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