To v. State Farm Mutual Insurance

*95GILLETTE, J.

This declaratory judgment action involves the statutorily required uninsured motorist coverage provided in a motor vehicle liability policy issued by defendant State Farm Mutual Insurance. Three persons asserted claims under that coverage for injuries sustained in an accident allegedly caused by a “phantom vehicle.” After defendant denied coverage because of the lack of evidence corroborating the claimants’ version of the accident, one of the claimants released his uninsured motorist claim against defendant. The remaining claimants then argued that the testimony of the releasing…