HINDSON v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

No. 95-610-Appeal.

694 A.2d 682 (1997)

William HINDSON et al. v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 7, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil P. Philbin, Peace Dale, Robyn K. Factor, for Plaintiff.

Michael J. Reed, Jr., Patricia Buckley, C. Russell Bengtson, Providence, for Defendant.

Present: WEISBERGER, C.J., and LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, and FLANDERS, JJ.


OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

This is an insurance-coverage dispute involving insurers whose policies contain underinsured-motorist provisions with conflicting "other insurance" clauses. Rather than struggle to untie the Gordian Knot1 of coverage created by these "other-insurance" clauses, we endeavor yet again to cut it by adopting a rule calling for the pro-rata apportionment of liability among the various insurers...

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