Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange v. Curl

On March 22, 1975, Russell Curl was a passenger on a motorcycle owned and operated by Ronald Priebe, Jr. Priebe’s motorcycle was struck from the rear by an automobile owned and operated by Glyndon McDaniel, an uninsured motorist. As a result of the accident, Russell Curl was killed.

On the date of the collision, Curl resided with his parents who were insured by the plaintiff under two separate policies of automobile insurance, both of which provided uninsured motorist coverage. Additionally, the plaintiff issued a policy of insurance providing uninsured motorist coverage to Craig Cummins, a…