Hyatt v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages arising out of an automobile collision. Plaintiff sues his own liability insurer, Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, under an uninsured motorist clause. Also named as defendants are Mrs. Jewel D. McNeely, the uninsured driver of the other vehicle, and her husband, Mr. J. W. McNeely. The lower court awarded judgment against all defendants, in solido, for the sum of $5,000, this being the insurer’s limit of liability; and against Mr. and Mrs. McNeely for the additional sum of $2,500. Defendants appealed. Plaintiff answered the appeal, seeking an…