Government Employees Insurance v. Superior Court

Opinion

GAUT, J.

Real party in interest Jameszetta R. Sims 1 held a policy of automobile insurance issued by petitioner Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO). It included collision coverage for her car. After she was involved in a traffic accident and suffered serious and disabling injuries, GEICO paid her husband, Demar Sims, the agreed value of the car. Unfortunately, Jameszetta and Demar were estranged and separated, and he was no longer an insured on her policy; she alleges that, as part of their informal separation agreement, the car was to be hers. However, he was still a…