Sypien v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Plaintiff brought an action for declaratory judgment to establish that defendant’s automobile liability insurance policy issued to plaintiff provided uninsured motorist coverage as a result of the death of Beatrice Aguirre. Defendant’s motion for summary judgment was granted and plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The issues presented are whether Maria Aguirre, mother of the minor decedent, was the “spouse” of plaintiff, and whether decedent was a “relative” as those terms are defined in the automobile insurance policy.

The facts are not in dispute. On September 22, 1979, plaintiff was the named…