ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. HIROSE

No. 15745.

884 P.2d 1138 (1994)

77 Hawai`i 362

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Appellant, v. Brian HIROSE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

October 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Miller (William C. McCorriston, Lisa M. Ginoza and K. Rae McCorkle, with him on the briefs, of McCorriston, Miho & Miller), Honolulu, for appellant Allstate Ins. Co.

Bert S. Sakuda (of Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks, and Thomas D. Collins, with him on the briefs), Honolulu, for appellee Brian Hirose.

Corlis J. Chang of Goodsill, Anderson, Quinn & Stifel, on the amicus brief, Honolulu, for amicus curiae Nat. Ass'n of Independent Insurers.

Before LUM, C.J., MOON, KLEIN and LEVINSON, JJ., and HEEN, Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge assigned by reason of vacancy.


MOON, Chief Justice.**

Appellant Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) filed a complaint for declaratory relief under federal diversity jurisdiction in the United States District Court for the District of Hawai`i (USDC). Allstate sought a declaration of its rights and responsibilities under its insurance policy, issued to James Hirose, concerning the combining of two or more coverage limits of underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits under...

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