Sanchez v. Eckstrom

OPINION OF THE COURT

Joseph Gerace, J.

On June 28, 1987, defendant, Christopher Eckstrom, struck infant plaintiff, Lourdes Elizabeth Sanchez, while driving his mother in her own car to work. Both Christopher and his mother, Joyce Eckstrom, had identical insurance policies with Allstate Insurance separately insuring each of them and their individual vehicles. Neither policy covered the other.

Joyce’s policy has provided coverage for Joyce and Christopher in the underlying action from the accident and is not at issue here. The issue is whether Christopher is entitled to additional coverage under…