Hoglund v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

These consolidated cases arose out of situations wherein plaintiffs were injured while they were passengers of uninsured motor vehicles when the drivers of the vehicles collided with other vehicles. In each case, the drivers of both vehicles were at fault. The drivers of the other vehicles each had bodily injury policy limits of $100,000, and this amount was paid to each plaintiff. Both plaintiffs allegedly suffered damages in excess of the $100,000 paid to them and filed claims against defendant, State Farm, each seeking uninsured motorist benefits for the excess damages under their own…