Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. Shelton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1997No. 95-35898PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the term “relative” in an automobile insurance policy includes the child of-the policyholder’s unmarried cohabitant.
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In June 1992, Karen Kohlbeck and Michael Shelton bought a house together in Anchorage, Alaska. Karen and her four children moved in with Michael and his daughter. Michael was married to Theresa Sullivan at the time, but they were in the process of divorcing.
Approximately ten or eleven months after Karen and Michael moved in, Paul Breeding struck Karen’s daughter Brittany with his ear while she was riding her bicycle.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Stordahl v. Government Employees Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1977
- Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. KarussosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- American National Fire Insurance Company v. Mark C. HungerfordCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Brokenbaugh v. NJ Manufacturers Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
- Maynard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by3 opinions
- 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 561, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 921 Allstate Insurance v. Karen J. [Kohlbeck] Shelton, Robert G. Kohlbeck, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Brittany Ann Marie KohlbeckCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Allstate Ins. Co. v. BryantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Stutzman v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaMontana Supreme Court · 1997