State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Buckingham

STEELE, Chief Justice:

In this case, an unidentified man got out of his pickup truck and assaulted plaintiff-appellee, Richard D. Buckingham, III, while Buckingham and a passenger were stopped at a traffic light in the passenger’s car. Buckingham filed an action in Superi- or Court against defendant-appellants automobile insurance carriers, State Farm Mutual Insurance Company and Nationwide Assurance Company, seeking uninsured motorist benefits under relevant policies. A Superior Court judge granted Buckingham summary judgment.

State Farm and Nationwide claim on appeal that under their…