State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Taylor

Appellants were involved in an automobile accident. The District Court for the Eighteenth Judicial District granted the motion of State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm) for summary judgment. It held that State Farm insurance policies held by Mr. Taylor and Mr. Hanson did not provide uninsured motor vehicle coverage for this accident. We reverse.

The issues are:

1. Did the State Farm policies provide uninsured motor vehicle coverage under the circumstances of this case?

2. Is State Farm absolved of liability because the insured violated the “no consent to settlement” exclusion of the…