96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 942, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 1493 Marcia Abramson, Individually and as and Personal Representative of the Estate of Maxwell Abramson, M.D., Deceased Rebecca Abramson, Stuart Abramson and Deborah Abramson Dickerson v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, a Connecticut Corporation

76 F.3d 304 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 942 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 1493 Marcia ABRAMSON, Individually and as Executor and Personal Representative of the Estate of Maxwell Abramson, M.D., Deceased; Rebecca Abramson, Stuart Abramson and Deborah Abramson Dickerson, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, a Connecticut corporation, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-15679. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 12, 1996. Decided Feb. 9, 1996. Keith K. Hiraoka, Roeca, Louie & Hiraoka, Honolulu, Hawai'i, for defendant-appellant. Bert S. Sakuda and L. Richard Fried, Jr., Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks, Honolulu, Hawai'i, for plaintiffs-appellees. Before: LAY, * GOODWIN and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. LAY, Circuit Judge: 1 Maxwell Abramson, a resident of New Jersey, received fatal injuries while bicycling in Hawaii when he was hit by a car driven by an underinsured motorist. Abramson's estate, wife, and children ("the Abramsons") sought underinsured motorist benefits from Aetna Casualty and Surety Company ("Aetna") for each of the two automobiles insured under Abramson's policy with Aetna. The policy provided for…