The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781337535878
Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Case summary: The person RR and the person ZB met an accident. The person RR alleged that the person ZB was negligent while driving and filed a suit against the company PN insurance for the benefits under an underinsured motorist clause.

To find: The Possibilities to collect benefits under an underinsured motorist clause.

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