Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. of Connecticut v. Spell

Carley, Judge.

Appellee-plaintiffs are the parents of Ms. Lynn Spell. Both Ms. Spell, the passenger, and Mr. Kelly Lee Hedgecock, the driver, were killed when Mr. Hedgecock’s car collided with a tractor-trailer rig. At the time of the collision, Mr. Hedgecock was afforded automobile insurance under a policy issued by appellant-defendant. That policy provided $15,000 in liability coverage and $10,000 in uninsured motorist coverage. Mr. James Slevin, the driver of the tractor-trailer, was an uninsured motorist. Although Ms. Spell had no automobile insurance of her own, it is not disputed that…