Velte v. Allstate Insurance

MR. JUSTICE

DALY delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal brought by the survivors and the personal representative of the estate of Oscar F. Johnson. Johnson was killed as a result of an automobile collision in Billings, Montana, in July 1976. At the time of the accident, Johnson was a passenger in an automobile driven by John Schaefer and insured by defendant Allstate Insurance Company. Schaefer’s policy with Allstate had a liability limit of $10,000 as well as an uninsured motorist endorsement. The other automobile involved in the accident was not insured.

Johnson’s heirs and…