AMERICAN STATES INS. CO. v. BOLIN

No. 52568-9-I.

94 P.3d 1010 (2004)

AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent, v. David A. BOLIN, Jr., and Jane Doe Bolin, and the marital community composed thereof, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Reconsideration Denied September 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denis Charles Wade, Platis Law Firm, Lynnwood, WA, Joseph Paul Williams, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Gailann Y. Stargardter, Reed McClure, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


ELLINGTON, A.C.J.

American States Insurance Company excludes snowmobiles from underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. We hold the exclusion does not violate public policy and is not ambiguous, and affirm.

FACTS

In March, 1999, David Bolin traveled to Newtok, a remote village in Alaska near the Bering Sea, to help villagers evaluate a government-proposed land exchange. The entire region was covered by snow and ice, and snowmobiles were the only...

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