Legal Opinion

Jordan v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided March 28, 2013No. Court of Appeals No. 12CA0934PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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JUDGE J. JONES

11 Plaintiffs, Philip Jordan and Roberta Jordan, appeal the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendant, Safeco Insurance Company of America, Inc., on their claim that Safeco unreasonably denied them underinsured motorist benefits. We affirm.

¶ 2 Among the issues the Jordans raise is an issue of first impression in Colorado. Under section 10-4-609, C.R.S.2012, as amended effective January 1, 2008, may an insurer providing underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance deny an insured such coverage for the difference between the limit of the tort-feasor's liability…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Schmidt v. ClothierSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
  2. Buzzard v. Farmers Ins. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
  3. Vaccaro v. American Family Insurance GroupColorado Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Terranova v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1990
  5. Hamilton v. Farmers Insurance Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Fisher v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2015
  2. Adamscheck v. American Family Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
  3. Baker v. Allied Property & Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2013
  4. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. AshourColorado Court of Appeals · 2017
  5. Tubbs v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeColorado Court of Appeals · 2015

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