HUIZAR v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

No. 96SC643.

952 P.2d 342 (1998)

Gloria HUIZAR, Petitioner, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

February 2, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Lloyd Kordick, Lloyd Kordick, Colorado Springs, Law Office of Joseph J. Archuleta, Joseph J. Archuleta, Trent T. King, Denver, for Petitioner.

Holland & Hart LLP, Brian Muldoon, Denver, for Respondent.


Justice MARTINEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The issue presented by this case is whether a trial de novo clause in an uninsured motorist provision of an automobile insurance policy violates public policy.1 The trial de novo clause allows the insured or insurer to demand a trial on the merits after arbitration when the amount awarded in the arbitration proceeding exceeds a specified limit. The trial court ruled that the trial de...

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