NEWARK INSURANCE COMPANY v. Ezell

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Clois D. Ezell recovered judgment in a sum in excess of $10,000 against the estate of Dewey House, deceased, an allegedly uninsured motorist, as damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision. In the action now before us, Ezell was given judgment for $10,000 (the policy limit) against Newark Insurance Company under the uninsured-motorist coverage of a policy of liability insurance Newark had issued on the Ezell car. The circuit court, in entering the judgment, held that the prior judgment against the estate of Dewey House was conclusive of the issues…