Vos v. Travelers Insurance

James Vos, plaintiff, was injured at his father’s service station when he was struck by a customer’s van. The vehicle lurched into Vos shortly after his father had driven it into a bay for service. Vos filed suit to recover insurance proceeds from the uninsured motorist provision of a policy owned by his father and issued by defendant, The Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers). The pertinent coverage issue involves language stating that an “uninsured motor vehicle” does not mean the insured’s car or a “non-owned car while being operated by [the insured].” Vos argued that because his father…