MUTUAL OF ENUMCLAW INS. CO. v. WISCOMB

No. 47145-2.

95 Wn.2d 373 (1980)

622 P.2d 1234

MUTUAL OF ENUMCLAW INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. MAURA McGAHAN WISCOMB, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 31, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray, Dunham & Waitt, by Wayne Murray and Simonarson, Visser, Johnson, Zender & Brandt, by Peter Jay Visser, for petitioner.

Faith Enyeart, for respondent.


WILLIAMS, J.

In this case we are asked to decide whether a "family or household exclusion clause" in an automobile liability insurance policy is void as against public policy. The Court of Appeals held that such a clause is void for that reason, and we affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. Respondent Maura McGahan Wiscomb was seriously injured in a collision between the motorcycle that she was driving and an automobile driven by her husband. Both vehicles...

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