LUCERO v. NORTHLAND INS. CO. JR.

No. 34,607.

346 P.3d 1154 (2015)

2015-NMSC-011

Edward LUCERO, JR., and Elaine Lucero, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 26, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Montgomery & Andrews, P.A., Kevin M. Sexton , Andrew S. Montgomery , Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

O'Connell Law, L.L.C., Erin B. O'Connell , Law Offices of Geoffrey R. Romero, Geoffrey R. Romero , The Vargas Law Firm, L.L.C., Ray M. Vargas, II , Albuquerque, NM, for Respondents.

Butt, Thornton & Baehr, P.C., Paul Trafton Yarbrough , Jane A. Laflin , Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Thomas A. Outler , Seth L. Sparks , Civerolo, Gralow, Hill & Curtis, P.A., Lance Dean Richards , Albuquerque, NM, for Amici Curiae American Trucking Associations, Inc., Trucking Industry Defense Association and New Mexico Trucking Association.


OPINION

{1} trucking company purchased a liability insurance policy covering each of its several tractors and trailers. The policy stipulated that liability coverage would be limited to "$1,000,000 each `accident.'" A tractor-trailer rig insured under the policy was involved in a single accident. The question...

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