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