Katz v. American Motorist Insurance

The sole question presented here is whether the term “uninsured motor vehicle” as used in Insurance Code section 11580.2 includes a vehicle which was insured by a company which became insolvent after the vehicle’s operator had become liable for damages for bodily injury.

In this action for declaratory relief plaintiff is the insured and defendant her insurer under a policy of automobile insurance which includes protection against uninsured motorists. The ease was submitted to the trial court upon an agreed statement of facts, resulting in a judgment for defendant, from which plaintiff is…