Estate LoMastro Ex Rel. LoMastro v. American Family Insurance Group

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J. :

This matter arises from a single-vehicle rollover accident that claimed the driver’s life. The vehicle’s owner, who was a passenger in the vehicle and who survived the accident, did not maintain automobile insurance on the vehicle. Thus, to recover insurance proceeds from the driver’s death, the driver’s parents made a claim with their insurance company, under the uninsured motorist provision of their policy. The parents’ insurance company denied the claim, contending that, under Nevada law, uninsured motorist coverage does not apply to single-vehicle…