Oates v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing among the numerous new problems created by uninsured motorist in surance coverage is the conflict of interest situation arising where the uninsured motorist asserts a counterclaim
• holding collateral estoppel applies only if “the party against whom collateral estoppel is asserted was a party or in privity with a party to the prior adjudication”
• “Oates’s claim against SafeCo under the uninsured motorist clause is a separate and distinct cause of action from Oates’s tort claim against the uninsured motorist.”
• courts “should carefully consider the equities of the particular situation”
• setting out a four-part test
• setting out a four-part test

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).