Matson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurane

On August 13, 1973, the plaintiff, Edsel Matson, brought the present action seeking declaratory judgment against the defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (hereinafter referred to as State Farm). The trial court declared a judgment in favor of the defendant against the plaintiff. The plaintiff appeals of right.

The instant case arises out of an accident that occurred on June 6, 1971, in which the plaintiff’s minor daughter, Linda Marie Matson, was struck and killed by an automobile driven by Edward A. Soronen, an uninsured motorist. Subsequently, the plaintiff, as father…