Pulliam v. Doe

Lewis, Justice.

This is an action to establish liability for damages sustained by the plaintiff in an automobile accident with a motorist whose identity is unknown, so as to entitle the plaintiff to recover under an uninsured motorist endorsement of his automobile liability insurance policy. There was no physical contact between his automobile and that of the unknown motorist against whom liability is sought to be established. A 1963 amendment to the uninsured motorist provisions of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, enacted after the issuance of plaintiff’s policy, denies recovery…