Jones v. Jones

Appellant and appellee are divorced parents of three children who were killed in an automobile accident while passengers in a car owned and operated by an uninsured motorist. Under the divorce decree, the father had custody of two of the deceased children; and the mother had custody of the other one. The father owned two automobiles, insured respectively by State Farm Insurance Company and Farm Bureau Insurance Company.

This action was brought by the father against State Farm and Farm Bureau under the uninsured motorist provisions in his policies. Both companies admitted liability up to the…