Hettel v. Rye

George Rose Smith, Justice.

Following a traffic accident the appellant, Alfred B. Hettel, brought this action for personal injuries against Charles M. Rye. Upon Rye’s death a few months later, the cause was revived against his administrator, one of the appellees. The other appellee, Northwestern National Insurance Company, is the plaintiff’s own insurer, whom the plaintiff brought into the case for the assertion of a cause of action under the uninsured motorist clause in the policy. Although the original cause was revived against Rye’s administrator, the plaintiff failed to file a copy of the…