Uhwat v. Country Mutual Insurance Co.

Defendant, Country Mutual Insurance Company (Country Mutual), appeals from a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, Garth Uhwat, after a jury trial in a declaratory judgment action which plaintiff brought to determine whether his 1976 Ford pickup truck was covered as a “newly-acquired vehicle” under the terms of a personal vehicle policy that he had with Country Mutual.

Country Mutual raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in failing to strike and dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint for failure to allege a good cause of action; (2) whether the Ford pickup…