SUPERIOR INS. CO. v. HUNTER

Record No. 982671.

520 S.E.2d 646 (1999)

258 Va. 338

SUPERIOR INSURANCE COMPANY v. Percell HUNTER and Lekedra Hunter.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Rigney (Kelly L. Daniels; Protogyrou & Rigney, on brief), Norfolk, for appellant.

W. Mark Broadwell (Forbes & Broadwell on brief), Hampton, for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.


KOONTZ, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether the underinsured motorist provision of a tortfeasor's automobile liability insurance policy is available to satisfy claims of passengers in the tortfeasor's vehicle who are insured under the same policy and whose claims for damages exceed the limits of the policy's liability coverage.

The pertinent facts were stipulated. On January 10, 1997, appellees Percell Hunter and his daughter Lekedra D. Hunter, plaintiff...

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