Sexual Assault Claim Fails To Trigger UM Coverage, New Mexico Panel Affirms

Mealey's (August 20, 2018, 3:53 PM EDT) -- SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico appeals court on Aug. 14 found that the use of an uninsured vehicle did not make the vehicle an active accessory to the subsequent sexual assault of a minor, affirming a lower court’s ruling that an insurer owes no uninsured motorist (UM) coverage for the sexual assault (Jessica Crespin v. Safeco Insurance Company of America, et al., No. A-1-CA-35732, N.M. App., 2018 N.M. App. LEXIS 46)....

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