PROGRESSIVE INS. CO. v. SIMMONS

No. S-7617.

953 P.2d 510 (1998)

PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE CO., Appellant, v. Marie SIMMONS as Mother of Teisha Simmons and State of Alaska, Division of Medical Assistance, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory G. Silvey, Guess & Rudd, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Michael W. Flanigan, Walther & Flanigan, Anchorage, and Allen R. Cheek, Law Office of Allen R. Cheek, Fairbanks, for Appellees.

Before COMPTON, C.J., and MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and BRYNER, JJ.


OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this appeal, we must decide whether recent statutory amendments expanding the scope of underinsured motorist coverage also impliedly repealed a facially unaltered statutory definition of "underinsured motor vehicle," which narrowly restricts the circumstances triggering underinsured motorist coverage. We conclude that implied repeal must be found.

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