WHEELER v. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIRE & CAS. CO.

No. 30893-2-II.

103 P.3d 240 (2004)

Melanie WHEELER, Appellant, v. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

As Amended December 28, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Paul Rickles, The Rickles Law Firm, Portland, OR, for Respondent.

Duane Charles Crandall, Crandall Long & O'Neill, Longview, WA, for Appellant.


HOUGHTON, P.J.

Melanie Wheeler appeals a trial court decision denying her accident coverage under her foster mother's automobile insurance policy. The trial court determined that Wheeler had reached the age of majority and, therefore, she no longer fit the definition of "foster child" set forth in the policy language. We agree that once Wheeler turned 18, the policy no longer covered her and, therefore, we affirm.

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