Levy v. American Automobile Insurance

The plaintiffs filed an action against the defendant insurance company to recover under their “Uninsured Motorist Insurance” endorsement for damages sustained by them as a result of an accident with an allegedly uninsured motorist. They obtained a judgment for $10,500 from the defendant insurance company and this appeal followed.

The principal questions on this appeal are: (1) whether the plaintiffs’ action in reducing the claim to judgment against the allegedly uninsured motorist without first obtaining the written consent of the insurance company, as required by the endorsement to the…