Legal Opinion

Parker Ex Rel. Parker v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 15, 1994No. 49A02-9210-CV-474PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Judge.

The Parkers appeal the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) and its agent, John R. Mills.

The Parkers assert that a long standing special relationship existed between themselves and State Farm's agent, John R. Mills (Mills), and that accordingly State Farm had a duty to advise the Parkers of the availability and desirability of underinsured motorist coverage.

We affirm.

The Parkers first became insured by State Farm in 1970. Mills later interviewed the Parkers about their automobile insurance needs in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Nelson v. DavidsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Pepkowski v. Life of Indiana Insurance Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1989
  3. United Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. CookIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Dubreuil v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1986
  5. Craven v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1992

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