Legal Opinion

Cunningham v. Western Casualty & Surety Co.

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 23, 1976No. File 11740PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

UUNN, Chief Justice.

This declaratory judgment action on an insurance policy was commenced May 6,1974. It deals with the question of whether or not insured parties covered by uninsured motorist coverage as to two different cars but by one insurance policy can recover damages up to the total limit arrived at by allowing claims under each uninsured motorist provision. The lower court found that such stacking or pyramiding was appropriate. We disagree.

In August of 1973, Alease B. Pittenger and her husband Kenneth Pittenger were involved in an automobile accident with an uninsured motorist in the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Westchester Fire Insurance Company v. TuckerTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Otto v. Allstate Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1971
  3. Allstate Ins. Co. v. McHughNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1973
  4. Castle v. United Pacific Insurance GroupOregon Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Westphal v. Amco Insurance CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Grimes v. Concord General Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
  2. Chaffee v. US Fid. & Guar. Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Commercial Union Insurance Co. v. StamperWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Yarmuth v. Government Employees InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
  5. Hoffman v. United Services Automobile Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987

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