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TOUCHETTE v. NORTHWESTERN MUT. INS.

No. 42062.

80 Wn.2d 327 (1972)

494 P.2d 479

WILLIAM C. TOUCHETTE, Respondent, v. NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 2, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh R. McGough, for appellant.

Vaughn E. Evans, for respondent.

HALE, J.

Is the statute (RCW 48.22.030) relating to uninsured motorist coverage of such overriding consequence as to govern the express terms of an insurance contract? Without determining the precise meaning of the contract's language, we are of the opinion that the declared public policy of the state as set forth in RCW 48.22.030 must be given controlling effect.

Claude and Alice Touchette lived in King County; their regularly employed 22-year-old son, William...

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