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· 9/13/2001

Borjas v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Citations

  • 33 P.3d 1265
  • 2001 Colo. J. C.A.R. 4615
  • 2001 Colo. App. LEXIS 1517
  • 2001 WL 1045515

How courts have described this case

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  • analyzing a policy with language “legally entitled to collect” against a statutory provision with the phrase “legally entitled to recover” without distinguishing between those phrases
  • insured may recover uninsured motorist benefits even though police officer who caused injuries was immune from liability under Colorado Governmental Immunity Act
  • “Negligent drivers and their employers who are immune from liability . . . may not be financially irresponsible in the sense that they lack the ability to pay, but from the perspective of the injured innocent driver, the lack of legal responsibility has the same effect.”

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Judges: Nieto, Ney, Marquez

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