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· 2/20/1998

Progressive Insurance Co. v. Simmons

Citations

  • 953 P.2d 510
  • 1998 Alas. LEXIS 25
  • 1998 WL 66132

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that the purpose of the excess approach for UIM coverage is to “maximize the potential for full compensation . . . to the extent necessary to cover all actual damages”
  • describing effect that former AS 28.20.445(a)-(b) (1984) had on UIM coverage
  • \We shall look to the purpose indicated by the legislature in passage of an act in our effort to determine whether the new enactment is intended to repeal a prior one.\
  • “The goal of reconciling conflict must thus give way when harmony between potentially conflicting provisions can be achieved only at the price of an interpretation at odds with statutory purpose.”
  • discussing interplay between Title 21, AMVSRA, and AMAIA
  • describing 1990 amendments to AS 28.20.445(a)-(b

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Judges: Compton, Matthews, Eastaugh, Fabe, Bryner

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