State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Burgess

This is an appeal by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) of a summary judgment entered against it in a suit filed by Norman Burgess to collect uninsured motorist benefits. We reverse the judgment of the trial court.

On August 8, 1979, Burgess, while driving a semi-trailer truck, was involved in a collision in Tennessee with another truck. Burgess sustained serious physical injuries in the accident. In June 1980, Burgess filed suit against the owner and the driver of the other vehicle involved in the collision. This suit was tried in September 1983 and resulted in a jury…