Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Cigna Property & Casualty Companies
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 1, 1999No. 24801PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, Justice.
{1} In this case, certified to us by the Court of Appeals, we affirm the district court’s determination that the applicable statute of limitations for a cause of action under an uninsured motorist policy is six years on a written contract. See NMSA 1978, § 37-l-3(A) (1975). However, we disagree with the district court that the limitation period necessarily began to run from the date of the auto incident sued upon by Plaintiff (Ellis). Rather, as Ellis argues, his cause of action against Defendant (Cigna) may have accrued at a later date under the terms of his…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Aetna Life & Casualty Co. v. NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Saiz Ex Rel. Estate of Saiz v. Belen School DistrictNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- Sandoval v. ValdezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
- Berkshire Mutual Insurance v. BurbankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. KilbreathSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bird v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
- Wille v. Geico Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
- Brooks v. State Farm Insurance Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
- Ellis v. Cigna Property & Casualty CompaniesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
- Whelan v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2014
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