SHOPE v. STATE FARM INS. CO.

No. 23155.

925 P.2d 515 (1996)

122 N.M. 398

Charles P. SHOPE, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Joseph Shope, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

October 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guebert & Yeomans, P.C., Terry R. Guebert, Don Bruckner, Albuquerque, for Defendant-Appellant.

David L. Plotsky Law Office, David L. Plotsky, Albuquerque, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


OPINION

RANSOM, Justice.

1. State Farm Insurance Company appeals from a summary judgment, on stipulated facts, granting uninsured motorist benefits to its insured, Charles P. Shope, whose son Joseph was killed by an uninsured motorist in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The district court found that the insurance contract between the parties was a Virginia contract that should be interpreted under Virginia law. However...

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