Legal Opinion
General Insurance Co. of America v. State Farm Insurance
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 1969No. 39521PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
This is an action between two insurance companies—General Insurance Company of America, plaintiff-respondent and State Farm Insurance Company, defendant-appellant.
This appeal presents one question:
When coverage is provided by two insurance policies, one of which contains a pro rata clause and the other an excess clause, is the insurance carrier with the excess clause obligated to pay any sum unless and until the limits of the policy containing the pro rata clause have been paid?
The trial court answered the question in the negative. We affirm.
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