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· 6/13/1996

Vega v. Farmers Insurance

Citations

  • 918 P.2d 95
  • 323 Or. 291
  • 1996 Ore. LEXIS 50

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that an added policy term that “plainly disfavors insureds” violates the “no less favorable” requirement of the Oregon model statute
  • explaining that, where a statutory pro- vision controls a UIM policy provision, we resolve the ques- tion by applying the methodology for interpreting statutes
  • stating that terms “that disfavor insureds may be excluded or softened and extra- neous terms that are neutral or that favor insureds may be added”
  • holding \the exhaustion provision violates the `no less favorable' requirement\ of state statute
  • setting forth interpretations of an uninsured/underinsured motorist statute using the phrase \legally entitled to recover\
  • setting forth interpretations of an uninsured/underinsured motorist statute using the phrase \legally entitled to recover\

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Judges: Gillette

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