Botting v. Allstate Insurance

ROBERTS, Justice.

[¶ 1] Allstate Insurance Co. appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Saufley, J.) awarding the plaintiffs (the Bottings) $205,000 on Allstate’s underinsured motorist coverage. In this case of first impression, Allstate contends that the court erred when it determined that the tortfeasor was underinsured. The Bottings cross-appeal, arguing that the court erred by denying them prejudgment interest. We affirm the judgment in part and vacate in part.

[¶ 2] In August 1994 ■ the Bottings’ car was struck by a car owned and insured by Ronald and…