State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Jeffers

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama has certified to this Court the following question:

"Whether a vehicle covered under a liability insurance policy may be deemed an 'uninsured motor vehicle' under the Alabama uninsured motorist statute, specifically Alabama Code [1975], Section 32-7-23, when the claim of the insured covered under the policy providing the uninsured benefits is barred against the other insured party involved in the accident because the other party, even if at fault, is protected from liability by substantive immunity."

The facts, as stipulated by…