Legal Opinion

Schultz v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided May 13, 1988No. S-2143, S-2166PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Travelers Indemnity Company cross-appeals a trial court ruling that prospective Civil Rule 82 attorney’s fees based on a stipulated projected verdict were a part of Travelers’ “policy limits.” 1 We affirm based on the reasoning of the trial court:

Joseph Schultz and Thomas G. Paterson, Jr. were killed on September 17, 1982, when a plane operated by the defendants crashed into Hudson Lake near [Iliamna], Alaska. The defendants were insured by Intervenor, the Travelers Indemnity Company (Travelers) for $100,-000.00 per passenger. That insurance contract also obligated Travelers to pay…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Guin v. HaAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Crisci v. Security InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Continental Insurance Co. v. Bayless & Roberts, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Insurance Co. of North America v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Salmine v. KnaginAlaska Supreme Court · 1982

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4Cited by24 opinions

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  3. Jackson v. American Equity Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Grace v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaAlaska Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Williams v. GEICO Casualty Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 2013

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