Langstraat v. MIDWEST MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

LeGRAND, Justice.

This case presents for the first time the question whether a minor may avoid his written rejection of uninsured motorist coverage because of his minority. Upon defendant’s application for summary judgment, this issue was resolved against plaintiffs. We affirm that judgment.

Since 1967, our law has required that every policy of automobile or motor vehicle liability insurance include coverage for the protection of the purchaser of such insurance for “bodily injury, sickness or disease, including death” resulting from the negligence of the owner or operator of an uninsured motor…