Legal Opinion
Benzing v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 19, 2008No. 05CA1633PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge WEBB.
In this putative class action concerning nondisclosure in the sale by defendants, Farmers Insurance Exchange and Mid-Century Insurance Company, of uninsured/un-derinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage, plaintiff, Marc A. Benzing, appeals the trial court order decertifying the class. We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion. Therefore, we reverse and remand for further proceedings as a class action.
I. Background
After the decision in DeHerrera v. Sentry Insurance Co., 30 P.3d 167 (Colo.2001), plaintiff, who was insured by Farmers, purchased insurance that…
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