Curtis v. Birch

PRESIDING JUSTICE DOWNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

Involved in this appeal is the intriguing question of whether an uninsured motorist provision in an automobile insurance policy covers the shooting death of a passenger in one car caused by shots allegedly fired by a driver of a second car which is uninsured.

Plaintiffs, Anthony C. and Veronica M. Curtis, brought this action to recover damages which stem from the shooting death of their sister, Venira M. Curtis, Jr. (victim), by defendant, Wayne Birch. An eight count amended complaint was filed by plaintiffs in which count VI,…