Legal Opinion

Fidelity & Guar. Underwriters, Inc. v. Earnest

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided September 11, 1997No. 94-CA-01238-SCTPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

699 So.2d 585 (1997)

FIDELITY AND GUARANTY UNDERWRITERS, INC.

v.

John L. EARNEST.

No. 94-CA-01238-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 11, 1997.

George E. Dent, Soper & Dent, Tupelo, for Appellant.

Frank H. Shaw, Jr., Steele & Shaw, Kosciusko, for Appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and BANKS and SMITH, JJ.

PRATHER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

¶ 1. This is an uninsured motorist (UM) case which calls upon this Court to determine the extent to which a UM carrier may validly offset the UM limits applicable to a particular UM insured by amounts paid on behalf of the driver of an…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. GarrigaMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Wickline v. US Fidelity & Guar. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Cossitt v. Federated Guar. Mut. Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  4. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. KuehlingMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Talbot v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. City of Jackson v. PerryMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Welborn v. State Farm Mtl AutoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  3. Wise v. United Services Auto. Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Mascarella v. US Fidelity and Guar. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Deaton v. MIS. FARM BUREAU CAS. INS. CO.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2008

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