Hunt v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

HOGAN, Judge.

Plaintiffs, who are the widow and surviving minor children of William R. Hunt, deceased, brought this action against the defendant insurer upon the uninsured motorist provisions of their policy. Upon defendant’s motion, the trial court has entered a summary judgment. Plaintiffs appeal.

Preliminarily, we may say that summary judgments have not been generally favored by our courts, Pagan v. City of Kennett, 427 S.W.2d 251, 252-253[1-4] (Mo.App.1968), but it is also clear that a defendant may employ a motion for summary judgment to assert any affirmative defense which entitles him to…