Leitch v. Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Ass'n

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

DICKINSON, Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. We are today presented the following issue of first impression: Whether under Mississippi law, the amount payable by the Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association (“MIGA”) must be reduced by amounts recovered under a claimant’s uninsured motorist coverage. The trial court held in the affirmative. We agree.

BACKGROUND AND PROCEEDINGS

¶ 2. William Leitch was involved in a traffic accident with a truck owned by H-G & F Co., Inc., and driven by Jack L. Dillard, an employee of H-G & F. At the time of the accident, the truck was insured by…