Legal Opinion
Morro v. Farmers Insurance Group
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 19, 1988No. 17129PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALTERS, Justice.
On January 16,1987, as plaintiff Caroline Morro was loading groceries into the trunk of her daughter’s automobile, a third party struck her and caused serious injuries. The third party had liability insurance coverage with Farmer’s Insurance of Arizona. Morro’s daughter had insurance coverage with the defendant Foundation Reserve. In addition, Morro had two policies with Farmer’s Insurance on cars not involved in the accident. All policies had a $25,000 limit.
Farmer’s Insurance and Morro settled, and she sought recovery from Foundation Reserve under the underinsured…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Schmick v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Lopez Ex Rel. Estate of Lopez v. Foundation Reserve InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- Sloan v. Dairyland Insurance CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1974
- Gamboa Ex Rel. Gamboa v. Allstate InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1986
- Konnick v. Farmers Ins. Co. of ArizonaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Ponder v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
- Claro Gonzales and Tomasa R. Gonzales, by Personal Representative v. Millers Casualty Insurance Company of Texas, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Jaramillo v. Providence Washington InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Hartford Insurance v. ClineNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2006
- Jimenez v. Foundation Reserve InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1988
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