Sims v. Stewart

CRAWFORD, Presiding Judge, Western Section.

This case involves a dispute concerning the amount due under an uninsured/underin-sured motorist insurance policy. On September 27, 1993, William Kenneth Sims (hereinafter, “Sims”), while engaged in the scope of his employment as a Deputy Sheriff in Gibson County, was injured when he was struck by a motor vehicle driven by Defendant Eddie Stewart (hereinafter, “Stewart”). Sims suffered compound fractures of the left tibia and fibula as well as resulting complications to his preexisting diabetic condition.

Sims’ complaint seeks $250,000 damages, and…