Transnational Insurance Company v. Simmons

HOWARD, Judge.

On November 5, 1966, the appellee sustained personal injuries which resulted from an automobile collision with a car being driven by an uninsured motorist. On December 1, 1967, appellee notified his insurance company, the appellant, that he was making a claim under the uninsured motorist coverage of his policy. This policy provided, inter alia, that:

“The company will pay all sums which the insured . . . shall be legally entitled to recover as damages from the owner or operator of an uninsured automobile because of bodily injury, sustained by the insured, caused by accident and…