State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. MFA Mutual Insurance Co.

BLACKMAR, Judge.

On May 24, 1980, Dallas Buchanan, a passenger in a vehicle owned by Richard Tuder, was injured in a collision with an uninsured motor vehicle in Monroe County, Illinois. Tuder was insured against liability by plaintiff-appellant State Farm, while Buchanan carried separate liability insurance policies with defendant-respondent MFA insuring his two automobiles. Each of the three insurance policies contained uninsured motorist coverage in the amount of $10,000 as required by the statute then in force, § 379.203, RSMo 1978.

State Farm settled with Buchanan for $9,700 and then…