King v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

RODOWSKY, Judge.

This action was brought by the insureds against the insurer on a policy of underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance. Trial was before a jury. The Circuit Court for Baltimore City, at the request of the insurer, forbade the parties from identifying the insurer as the defendant before the jury. Submitting that this restriction constituted reversible error, the insureds appeal from a judgment that was within the limits of the tortfeasor’s automobile liability policy. For the reasons stated below, we conclude that the insureds’ point is well taken.

On the date of the automobile…