Legal Opinion

Ritchie v. Allied Property & Casualty Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 17, 2009No. SC 90085PublishedCited by 128 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Steve and Anita Ritchie sued Allied Property and Casualty Insurance Company seeking $300,000 in underinsured motorist coverage under their Allied policy for the wrongful death of their daughter, Kelsey Ritchie. The trial court held that the Ritchies were entitled to recover this amount, finding the anti-stacking and set-off provisions of the policy unenforceable.

This Court affirms, but on different grounds. Allied’s other insurance provi*134sion states that where the insured was injured while in a non-owned vehicle, then “[a]ny coverage we provide ... shall be excess…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Rodriguez v. General Accident Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  2. Jones v. Mid-Century Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2009
  3. Niswonger v. Farm Bureau Town & Country Insurance Co. of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Martin v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1999
  5. Gulf Insurance Co. v. Noble BroadcastSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997

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3Cited by128 opinions

  1. Allen v. Continental Western Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2014
  2. Manner v. SchiermeierSupreme Court of Missouri · 2013
  3. Jimmie Lee Taylor v. The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 2015
  4. Owners Insurance Co. v. CraigSupreme Court of Missouri · 2017
  5. Long v. Shelter Insurance CompaniesMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011

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