King v. Jordan

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

These appeals and cross-appeal are the result of an automobile accident. Appellee Evelyn Jordan’s automobile had stopped behind another stopped vehicle and was struck from the rear by a car owned and operated by appellant Gary King. Thereafter Jordan instituted a suit for personal injuries.

At the time of the accident, appellant King was insured for $15,000 by the Medallion Insurance Company. While this case awaited trial, Medallion was declared insolvent by the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Missouri. 1 On a motion by the Alaska Division of Insurance, an…