Willey v. Farmers Insurance Group

OPINION

McMANUS, Chief Justice.

The trial court granted summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim against her insurer (defendant). The case was brought to determine whether an owner of an insured automobile who permits an uninsured person to drive her automobile and one who is injured through the negligence of such driver may recover under the “uninsured automobile” coverage of her own liability insurance policy.

The relevant facts follow. The plaintiff had in force, with the defendant insurance company, a standard automobile liability policy with an Uninsured Motorist Endorsement attached…