Legal Opinion

Higgins v. Fireman's Fund Insurance

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided February 9, 1989No. CV-88-0233-PRPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMERON, Justice.

I. JURISDICTION

This is a petition for review of a court of appeals’ decision reversing a trial court’s declaratory judgment in favor of the defendant, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3), A.R.S. § 12-120.24 and Ariz.R.Civ.App.P. 23, 17B A.R.S.

II. QUESTIONS PRESENTED

We must answer one question: Is an “other vehicle” exclusion in an automobile insurance policy void as to underinsured motorist coverage?

III. FACTS

Plaintiff, Larry P. Higgins, lived with his parents who insured their automobiles with Fireman’s Fund…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Calvert v. Farmers Ins. Co. of ArizonaArizona Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Bradley v. Mid-Century InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Harvey v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  4. Spain v. Valley Forge InsuranceArizona Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Otto v. Farmers Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1977

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. WilsonArizona Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Smith v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  3. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. SandtUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Waters v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
  5. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. GilmoreArizona Supreme Court · 1991

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