Hendricks v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

In their brief, plaintiff’s counsel state the issue presented on this appeal as follows: “Under North Carolina uninsured motorist law applicable to a policy of uninsured motorist insurance issued in this State February 16, 1968, does the absence of physical contact by the vehicle operated by an insured under such policy with the vehicle of an unknown ‘hit-and-run’ motorist preclude recovery against the insurer for loss to the insured proximately resulting from the negligence of the unknown motorist?” Our answer is yes.

The policy definition of uninsured automobile incorporates the definition…