Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance v. White

Ruffin, Judge.

Jeri White brought an action against William Stephens for personal injuries she sustained in an automobile accident. Since Stephens was an uninsured motorist, White sought uninsured motorist coverage under her stepfather, Dennis Watson’s automobile insurance policy with Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Company (“Metropolitan”). Metropolitan denied coverage and moved for summary judgment on the ground that White was not a “relative” of Watson’s under the policy. We granted Metropolitan’s application for interlocutory appeal to determine whether the trial court erred in…