Collins v. Motorists Mutual Insurance

On April 5, 1968, plaintiff’s husband was struck and killed by an uninsured motorist. At the time he was struck decedent was bending over the trunk of a vehicle in which he had been a passenger, but which was now disabled. The accident occurred in the state of Florida. The plaintiff recovered $10,000 for the wrongful death of her husband under uninsured motorist coverage issued to the owner of the vehicle decedent had been occupying. Plaintiff now seeks to recover for the wrongful death of her husband under the uninsured motorist provisions of two policies of insurance issued by the…