Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Safeco Insurance
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 21, 2013No. Docket 33,622PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHÁVEZ, Justice.
{1} The questions certified to us by the Court of Appeals pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 34-5-14(C) (1972), require us to answer whether the primary or the secondary underinsured motorist (UIM) insurer, if either, should be given the statutory offset for the tortfeasor’s liability coverage. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Safeco Ins. Co., No. 31, 161, ¶ 5 (N.M. Ct. App. May 11, 2012) (order of certification to the New Mexico Supreme Court). The following hypothetical is intended to give context to our discussion of the relevant case law and resolution of the issue…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Schmick v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Montano v. Allstate Indemnity Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
- Lopez Ex Rel. Estate of Lopez v. Foundation Reserve InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- Salas v. Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
- Morro v. Farmers Insurance GroupNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Bhasker v. Kemper Cas. Ins. Co.District Court, D. New Mexico · 2019
- Ullman v. Safeway InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2013
- Arias v. Phoenix Indem. Ins. Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2013
- Anaya v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2020
- Anaya v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2020
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