Brewer v. Richardson

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this uninsured motorist case, the plaintiff John Allen Brewer appeals from the Court of Appeals’ reversal of the circuit court’s order denying the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the uninsured motorist carrier. The issue for our determination is: whether Tenn.Code Ann. § 56-7-1206(d) allows a plaintiff, after the process sent to the uninsured motorist defendant has been returned unserved, to proceed directly against the uninsured motorist carrier even if the defendant is, for some reason, dismissed from the ease. We hold that the statute does allow such…