192 W. Va. 303 - Morrison v. Haynes’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. ““W. Va.Code, 33 — 6—31(b), as amended, on ... underinsured motorist coverage, contemplates recovery, up to coverage limits, from one’s own insurer, of full compensation for damages not compensated by a negligent tortfeasor who at the time of the accident was an owner or operator of an ... underinsured motor vehicle. Accordingly, the amount of such tortfeasor’s motor vehicle liability insurance coverage actually available to the injured person in question is to be deducted from the total amount of damages sustained by the injured person, and the insurer providing underinsured motorist coverage is liable for the remainder of the damages, but not to exceed the coverage limits.” Syllabus Point 4, [in part,] State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. v. Youler, 183 W.Va. 556 , 396 S.E.2d 737 (1990).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 200 W. Va. 570 - Kronjaeger v. Buckeye Union Insurance

2. “The language of W.Va. Code, 33-6-31(d) (1988), that allows an uninsured or underinsured motorist carrier to answer a complaint in its own name is primarily designed to enable the carrier to raise policy defenses it may have against the plaintiff under its uninsured or underinsured policy.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. STATE EX REL. MOTORISTS v. Broadwater

3. “finding of liability is a predicate to imposing liability against an uninsured or underinsured motorist insurance carrier under W.Va.Code, 33-6-31(d)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. STATE EX REL. MOTORISTS v. Broadwater