State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Allen

This is a declaratory judgment action. Defendants Sally and Gordon Roberts and Bridgett Allen appeal as of right from a judgment finding that Allen was not insured with plaintiff State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

On September 29, 1986, Sally Roberts suffered serious injuries as the result of an automobile accident. She was a passenger in an automobile owned and operated by her daughter, Bridgett Allen. Both parties had been insured by State Farm. Roberts agreed to a $10,000 settlement with State Farm under her uninsured motorist coverage.

She…