State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Barnette Ex Rel. Barnette

OPINION

DYER, Chief Justice.

This is an action pursuant to our declaratory judgment statutes, filed by the appel- lee, Phillip Daniel Barnette, a minor, by next friend and mother, Helen M. Bar-nette, seeking a determination of the liability of appellant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, under the uninsured motorist provisions of its policy. The case was heard in the trial court on stipulation, giving jurisdiction on appeal to this Court.

Phillip Daniel Barnette was injured while riding as a guest passenger on a motorcycle operated by Steve Noel, when the motorcycle collided with…