Superior Supply Co. v. Torres

OPINION

ADAMS, Judge:

On July 9, 1986, sixteen year old Christopher Wade Torres (Decedent), was killed in a one-car accident while a passenger in a vehicle driven by a co-worker. Decedent’s father, Gary Leon Torres, Personal Representative of his son’s estate, filed a wrongful death action against Kansas City Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Defendant) to recover under the uninsured/underinsured endorsement to the insurance policy issued to Decedent’s employer. Defendant admitted liability and the matter was tried to a jury on damages only.

On April 13, 1988, the jury returned a verdict in favor…