Minnick v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Storey, J.:

This is a revised opinion filed as the result of a reargument on a motion for summary judgment.

Plaintiff-insured brought this action to recover benefits which he alleges are due to him under the terms of a comprehensive automobile insurance policy. (By “comprehensive”, I mean general in scope, including liability, collision, medical and various other types of coverage.) Defendant-insurer has moved for summary judgment upon the premise that the policy was not in force on the day of the accident.

For the purpose of this motion, the following essential facts are undisputed. On May…