Sun Insurance Office, Ltd. v. Thibadeau

Blackburn, Judge.

On March 22, 1989, the appellee, Jeanne Thibadeau, was injured in a motor vehicle collision while she was a passenger in an automobile owned by Larry Neal and driven by Catherine Bunger. Subsequently, she commenced this action against Neal and Bunger, and also served a copy of the summons and complaint on Federal Insurance Company (Federal) and the appellant, Sun Insurance Office, Ltd. (Sun), as underinsured motorist carriers.

At the time of the collision, Thibadeau’s father was the named insured under an automobile insurance policy issued by Federal which afforded iiability…