McElmeel v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAHILL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs Eric McElmeel and his mother, Elisa McElmeel, individually and as the administrator of the estate of her other son, Anthony McElmeel, appeal from a trial court order of summary judgment for defendant Safeco Insurance Company. The trial court determined that plaintiffs could not “stack,” or aggregate, automobile insurance coverage to obtain a higher level of coverage for an accident with an uninsured driver. Because we believe the facts of this case are controlled by the supreme court ruling in Hobbs v. Hartford Insurance…