Legal Opinion

Lepic Ex Rel. Lepic v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 18, 1987No. 86-161PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGIVERIN, Justice.

The issue before us in these consolidated appeals is whether the limit of liability as to “each person” in the underinsured motorist or bodily injury liability coverages of certain automobile insurance policies applies to each person sustaining bodily injury and all claims arising therefrom or, instead, applies to each person claiming damages as a result of a bodily injury sustained by a covered person. We conclude the “each person” liability limit in these policies caps recovery for all claims arising from one bodily injury, including therein recovery of loss of consortium…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. C & J Fertilizer, Inc. v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  2. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. SandbulteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  3. Bilodeau v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  4. Cano v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  5. Thompson v. GRANGE INSURANCECourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Weber v. IMT Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1990
  2. Rogers v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  3. McGovern v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Gonzales v. Allstate InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Valliere v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991

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