Legal Opinion
Jones v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Companies
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 2007No. S-06-310PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephan, J.
This appeal requires us to determine whether an insurer’s definition of “use” of a motor vehicle as “operation and maintenance” violates Nebraska public policy applicable to uninsured motorist insurance. We conclude that it does not.
FACTS
This case was tried to the district court on stipulated facts. On December 30, 2003, Kevin M. Jones was a front seat passenger in an automobile driven by Amanda Stastny. The automobile was struck by an uninsured motorist in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. The uninsured motorist was legally liable for the accident.
At the time of the accident, Shelter Mutual…
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