Sloan v. Dairyland Insurance Company

OPINION

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This action was brought in the Bernalillo County District Court seeking judgment under an insurance contract providing uninsured motorist protection. The trial court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and defendant appealed. The parties will be designated as they appeared below.

Suit was filed by the executor of the Witte estate against Dairyland Insurance Company (“Dairyland”) to recover damages of which $10,000.00 was claimed under the uninsured motorist provision of a policy of insurance issued by Dairyland. Dairyland answered admitting the existence…