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STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. WILSON

No. 1 CA-CV 88-046.

162 Ariz. 247 (1989)

782 P.2d 723

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Patricia WILSON and John Doe Wilson, her husband; and Michael Wilson, son of Patricia Wilson, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

Review Granted April 18, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli by Ronald W. Collett and Kevin D. Neal, Phoenix, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kunz & Waugh, Ltd. by Richard M. Waugh, Phoenix, for defendants-appellees.

OPINION

SHELLEY, Judge.

The sole question raised in this appeal is whether the underinsured provision of a motor vehicle insurance policy covers punitive damages.

The facts are undisputed. The appellee, Michael Wilson, purchased motor vehicle insurance from appellant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm). The policy included an underinsured endorsement, which provided:

We will pay damages for bodily injury an ...

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