Oberkramer v. Reliance Insurance Co.

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment against it in a court-tried case awarding plaintiff $10,000. The award was based upon the death of plaintiff’s husband, sustained as a result of the negligence of an uninsured motorist. Defendant provided liability coverage for the vehicle decedent was operating and the insurance policy contained uninsured motorist coverage. We affirm.

On December 24, 1978, John Oberkramer was on duty as a police officer in Des Peres. 1 He received advice by radio that police from Ellisville and Ballwin were pursuing a vehicle at high speed on Manchester Road…