Van Hulle v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

This action originated as a declaratory judgment action to determine whether the insurance policy which Joseph Lax had in State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company was in force on January 22, 1965, when his wife, Barbara Lax, was involved in an automobile accident which caused her death.

Mrs. Lax was driving a 1959 Oldsmobile when she attempted to pass another automobile and collided with the plaintiffs head-on. As a result, Mrs. Lax was killed and plaintiffs were both injured. Joseph Lax had been insured with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company for many years. His record of…