McMillian v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance

PARKER, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether defendant insurance companies are authorized under N.C.G.S. § 20-279.21(e) to reduce uninsured motorist (“UM”) coverage under their respective policies by the amount plaintiff Douglas McMillian has received for his injuries from workers’ compensation. We hold that the reduction is authorized by the statute.

On 2 April 1990 plaintiff Douglas H. McMillian was a passenger in a car owned and operated by James L. Boswell, a fellow employee at Winn-Dixie, while both were acting within the course and scope of their employment. Another car, driven by…