National Indemnity Co. v. Sherman

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

While driving his 1976 Dodge pickup, Lawrence Sherman struck and killed two children. Sherman’s insurer, National Indemnity Company (National), filed a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court, District of Alaska, seeking a declaration that it did not provide coverage for the accident vehicle. The children’s parents, Sherman, and Colonial Insurance Company (Colonial) argue that Alaska’s Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (Act), AS 28.20.010-28.20.640, requires that National provide coverage for the accident vehicle. The district court…