Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Mitchell

Following a nonjury trial, the lower court found that Mr. Mitchell, husband of appel-lee Mary Mitchell, did not make a knowing rejection of uninsured motorist coverage in his purchase of an automobile insurance policy from appellant Government Employees Insurance Company. Mrs. Mitchell was an insured under the policy.

Section 627.727(1), Florida Statutes (1981), has been interpreted as requiring an insurer to provide uninsured motorist coverage to policyholders in an amount equal to their bodily injury liability coverage unless the named insured has rejected, or selected lower limits of,…