Schwieterman v. Mercury Casualty Co.

Opinion

SONENSHINE, Acting P. J.

Dennis K. Schwieterman appeals a summary judgment entered against him in favor of Mercury Casualty Company. The court determined Schwieterman could not recover under his poli*1046cy’s underinsured motorist benefits because the limits on his “uninsured motorist benefits were the same as [the tortfeasor’s] liability limits.” We affirm.1

I

After Schwieterman and several other individuals were injured in an automobile accident, they settled with the tortfeasor’s insurance provider for the $30,000 policy limit of a “15/30 automobile liability policy.”2 Schwieterman,…