State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Seay

This appeal involves the medical payments provision of an automobile liability insurance policy. The question for decision is whether the insured is entitled to coverage for injuries sustained while riding a motorcycle, notwithstanding a policy provision which purports to limit coverage to injuries sustained while occupying an automobile. The trial court held that the insured, John H. Seay, was entitled to coverage and entered judgment against the insurer, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, in the sum of $3,125.25 for medical expenses Seay incurred as a result of a June 16, 1984…