Legal Opinion
Pennington v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 21, 2009No. 07-6187PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Stacey Pennington, the 17-year-old daughter of Dennis and Sharon Pennington, was killed in an automobile accident in July 2004. The Penningtons had four drivers in their family, all of whom were insured by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. In addition to insuring their vehicles, the Penningtons purchased underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage with limits of $100,000 per person/$300,000 per accident (100/300 UIM coverage). UIM coverage provides funds to an insured if the liability insurance held by the person responsible for the accident is…
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