Forbis v. Trinity Universal Insurance Co. of Kansas

OPINION

WEAVER, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Sandra Cano Forbis, appeals from a take nothing judgment in her suit for uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage benefits (“UM benefits”) against appel-lee, Trinity Universal Insurance Company of Kansas, Inc. (“Trinity”). The case was tried to the court on stipulated facts and the only contested legal question involved the doctrine of collateral estoppel. We affirm.

The appellant’s husband, Albert Cano (“Decedent”), was killed in an automobile accident on April 25, 1984. The accident resulted from the negligence of Toyo Kirk. The Decedent was survived…