Legal Opinion
Whyte v. Blair
Utah Supreme Court
Decided November 2, 1994No. 930555PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Associate Chief Justice:
James R. Whyte appeals an order denying his motion for summary judgment and dismissing American States Insurance. 1 Whyte claimed that he was lawfully married to Linda Mitchell and therefore was “covered” under her auto insurance policy issued by American States Insurance as a member of her family, although their marriage was not solemnized.
On September 5, 1991, Whyte was injured when the car he was in, driven by Brent A. Blair, collided with a car driven by Glen L. Taylor. Blair was uninsured.
At the time of the accident, Whyte had been living with Linda…
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