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Insurance : Underinsured Motorist Coverage – Wrongful Death – Ambiguity
Stephanie Maniscalco//September 14, 2018
Insurance : Underinsured Motorist Coverage – Wrongful Death – Ambiguity
Stephanie Maniscalco//September 14, 2018
Where plaintiff, who settled a wrongful death claim after the death of her daughter in an auto accident, sought underinsured motorist coverage from the insurer pursuant to three separate endorsements in her policies, the policies contained ambiguities that must be construed in the plaintiff’s favor, so the trial court did not err in finding that the plaintiff was entitled to the coverage as a matter of law
Judgment is affirmed.
Seaton v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Company (MLW No. 72108/Case No. ED105895 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Page, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, Walsh III, J. (Seth G. Gausnell and James D. Ribaudo for appellant) (Joseph L. Bauer Jr. for respondent).
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