STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO. v. OTTO

No. 95-16605.

106 F.3d 279 (1997)

STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond F. OTTO, and Betty J. Otto, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Cox, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the defendants-appellants.

John P. Skalak, Pearson and Patton, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: FLETCHER, WIGGINS, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Raymond and Betty Otto, purchasers of a Personal Liability Umbrella Policy (umbrella), appeal the district court's entry of summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm Fire).

The Ottos contend that the district court misapplied Nevada law when it declared that they could not pursue a separate uninsured motorist claim under an umbrella policy with State Farm Fire, because...

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