McGREEVY v. OREGON MUT. INS. CO.

No. 62056-3.

128 Wn.2d 26 (1995)

904 P.2d 731

CHRISTINE A. McGREEVY, Individually and as Personal Representative, Respondent, v. OREGON MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman, by R. Daniel Lindahl and Douglas Houser, for petitioner.

Richard D. Burns, for respondent.

Sidney R. Snyder, Jr., on behalf of Pemco Mutual Insurance Company, Safeco Insurance Company of America, Unigard Insurance Company, and Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company, amici curiae.

William R. Hickman and Pamela A. Okano on behalf of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, amici curiae.

Bryan P. Harnetiaux and Gary N. Bloom on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, amicus curiae.


ALEXANDER, J.

We are called upon to decide but one issue in this appeal: should we overrule our decision in Olympic S.S. Co. v. Centennial Ins. Co., 117 Wn.2d 37, 811 P.2d 673 (1991)? We decline Oregon Mutual Insurance Company's invitation to do so, concluding, upon reexamination of our decision in that case, that the rationale underlying the decision is firmly grounded on recognized grounds...

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