Legal Opinion

Westphal v. Amco Insurance Company

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided July 26, 1973No. File 11164PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINANS, Justice.

This is an action for declaratory relief declaring that defendant, Amco Insurance Company, under its uninsured motorist coverage, should pay damages in excess of the limits of defendant Dairyland Insurance Company’s policy insuring motorist coverage with respect to the automobile in which plaintiffs were riding. The trial was held to the court and the facts stipulated. The lower court held that plaintiffs had no right of recovery from Amco under the terms and conditions of its liability policy. We reverse.

The controversy arises out of a motor vehicle collision occurring April…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Blakeslee v. Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Van Tassel v. Horace Mann Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
  3. Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
  4. Boettner v. State Farm Mutual InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. DarrowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Motor Club of America Insurance v. PhillipsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
  2. Walton v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceHawaii Supreme Court · 1974
  3. McClure v. Employers Mutual Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  4. Nelson v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
  5. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. v. BangSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994

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