Kannel v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Donna Kannel, plaintiff, appeals from an order of the circuit .court of Lake county granting summary judgment in favor of defendant and denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment. We affirm. The sole issue on appeal is whether Kannel is entitled to coverage for bodily injury under the uninsured motorist provisions of her insurance policy with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm), defendant, when there was no physical contact with the “uninsured” vehicle.

It is undisputed that on June 2, 1987, Kannel was driving in the left lane in a westerly direction on…