Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

OPINION

WREN, Judge.

This appeal presents the novel questions of (1) whether an employee may bring action against his employer for uninsured motorists benefits when he has previously accepted workmen’s compensation benefits from that employer and (2) whether an Arizona employer who has qualified as a self-insurer under A.R.S. § 28-1222 is required by A.R.S. § 20-259.01 to provide uninsured motorist coverage for an employee injured by a negligent non-employee uninsured motorist.

The facts are not in dispute. Frederick J. Miller (Miller), while in the course and scope of his employment with…