Legal Opinion
Abshere v. Prudential Insurance
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 27, 1984No. 6518-5-IIPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWorswick, J.
In February 1980, James Abshere was a passenger in a Datsun pickup owned and driven by Douglas Passey, Jr. Abshere was severely injured when a car driven by an uninsured motorist struck the Datsun. Passey had uninsured motorist coverage for both the Datsun and an Opel under a single policy issued by Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co. The UMC on each car amounted to $50,000 per person and $100,000 per accident.
Prudential paid Abshere $50,000, contending that this was the limit he was entitled to under the Datsun coverage. Abshere then brought this declaratory judgment action, asking…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Federated American Insurance v. RaynesWashington Supreme Court · 1977
- Thompson v. GRANGE INSURANCECourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
- Olympic Fish Products, Inc. v. LloydWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- Cammel v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1975
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