ORMSBEE v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

No. CV-91-0324-PR.

176 Ariz. 109 (1993)

859 P.2d 732

Doris ORMSBEE, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

Reconsideration Denied November 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tully & Wezelman by John L. Tully, Tucson, for Doris Ormsbee.

Snell & Wilmer by David A. Paige and Laura V. Ridenour, Tucson, for Allstate Ins. Co.


OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

We are asked to decide whether an excess liability insurance policy covering automobiles and motor vehicles, also known as an umbrella policy, is an automobile or motor vehicle liability policy within the meaning of the Uninsured Motorist Act, A.R.S. § 20-259.01. We hold that it is.

I. BACKGROUND

Doris Ormsbee was severely injured in an automobile accident. She recovered $100,000, the liability limit, from...

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