Dillard v. Government Employees Insurance Co.

GULOTTA, Judge.

We are confronted with the question whether an injured plaintiffs personal uninsured motorist carrier has a right or cause of action against plaintiffs employer’s uninsured motorist carriers for injuries sustained in the course and scope of plaintiffs employment. Granville Dillard was injured while occupying his employer’s vehicle in an accident caused by the sole negligence of a third party driver. We hold that a properly pleaded cause of action exists.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This intricate legal problem arises out of a petition for damages directed against plaintiff’s personal…