State Security Insurance v. Goodman

Plaintiff, State Security Insurance Company appeals from a declaratory judgment rendered against it, finding that the defendant, James Goodman was covered by the uninsured motorist portion of a policy issued by it. The plaintiff insurance company’s contentions are based upon the terms of the policy, an exclusion in the policy and the defendants’ failure to comply with the notice provisions of the policy.

The policy itself was issued to Howard W. Goodman, a defendant and father of James Goodman. James Goodman resided in the household of Howard W. Goodman. At the time of the occurrence James…