Schleif v. Hardware Dealer's Mutual Fire Insurance

This case presents for determination a procedural dispute under the Uninsured Motorist Coverage of an automobile insurance policy. The question is whether the tort action statute of limitations of one year or the contract action statute of limitations of six years applies in a suit by the insured against his insuror for injuries suffered in an accident with an uninsured hit-and-run motorist.

The question is before this Court on an appeal from the trial court’s sustaining of a demurrer to the declarations of the insured parties.

According to the declarations, the two plaintiffs were injured in…