Legal Opinion
Bocek v. Inter-Insurance Exchange of Chicago Motor Club
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 7, 1977No. 3-1275A294PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, J. —
This is an appeal involving a claim under an uninsured motorist endorsement for wrongful death filed by Ruth Bocek, Administratrix of the estate of Aubrey Cooper, against the Inter-Insurance Exchange of The Chicago Motor Club, Motor Club Service Corporation and the Chicago Motor Club. The issue presented concerns whether uninsured motorist coverage is available to one filing a claim more than two years after the wrongful death of the insured.
On August 23, 1970, the decedent was leaning into the engine compartment of a stranded automobile on Interstate 80 near Hammond, Indiana,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Crenshaw v. Great Central Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by36 opinions
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