State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Bennett

WOODALL, Justice.

This Court granted State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) permission to appeal from the denial of its motion to dismiss in an action for uninsured-motorist benefits filed against State Farm by several of its insureds, including Jennifer Bennett. See Rule 5, Ala. R.App. P. We affirm.

In March 2003, Bennett and the other insureds (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Bennett”) were involved in a motor-vehicle accident allegedly caused by the negligence of Roy Williams, an uninsured motorist. In September 2004, Bennett sued Williams and State Farm,…