LEE v. INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA

No. 12286.

763 P.2d 567 (1988)

Marvin LEE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, a corporation, Respondent-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

October 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman K.K. Lau, for the writ and on the brief, Honolulu, for petitioner-appellant.

Paul T. Yamamura and Jonathan L. Ortiz, contra and on the brief, Honolulu, for respondent-appellee.

Carleton B. Reid and Ross N. Taosaka, on the brief, for amicus curiae First Ins. Co. of Hawaii, Ltd.

Walter S. Kirimitsu, Henry N. Kitamura and Scott E. Kubota, on the brief, for amicus curiae Hawaii Academy of plaintiffs' Attys.

Before LUM, C.J., and NAKAMURA, PADGETT, HAYASHI and WAKATSUKI, JJ.


LUM, Chief Justice.

In this case we address the question of whether "stacking" of uninsured motorist coverage should be permitted under a single "Business Auto Policy" covering a group of 1,106 separately owned vehicles. We granted certiorari to review the Intermediate Court of Appeals' decision affirming the lower court's grant of summary judgment to Respondent Insurance Company of North America (INA) on the issue of stacking. We affirm the intermediate court's conclusion...

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