Legal Opinion

Smith v. Allstate Insurance Co.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 1997No. 71A03-9606-CV-195PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STATON, Judge.

Jack Smith appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Mí-state Insurance Co. in this declaratory judgment action. He presents two issues for our review which we restate as follows:

I. Whether the exclusionary language in the uninsured motorists coverage section of the insurance contract violates public policy.

II. Whether the exclusionary language is ambiguous.

We affirm.

The parties have stipulated to the facts in this case. Smith was involved in an automobile accident with an uninsured, intoxicated driver. At the time of the accident, Smith was…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Stephenson v. LedbetterIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Reed v. LuznyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. Althaus v. Evansville Courier Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Harden v. Monroe Guaranty InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Peterson v. Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1991

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3Cited by55 opinions

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