Sjogren v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance

OPINION

LEDERBERG, Justice.

Does an insurance policy’s definition of the term “relative” include a stepson from a former marriage? On the facts of the case before us, we conclude that it does. The plaintiffs, Donald Sjogren, Vida Sjogren, and Dean Ramos, appealed to the Supreme Court from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court in favor of the defendant, Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company and Affiliates (Metropolitan). The plaintiffs brought their complaint after Metropolitan denied their claim under the uninsured motorists provisions of an automobile insurance policy…