Simpson v. Farmers Insurance Company, Inc.
Supreme Court of Kansas
592 P.2d 445 (1979)
Relevant factsFree
Simpson (plaintiff) swerved to avoid an unidentified vehicle and crashed into a utility pole without any physical contact between the vehicles, and when she sought recovery under her policy's uninsured motorist provision for hit-and-run accidents, Farmers (defendant) denied the claim because the policy defined a covered hit-and-run only where there was physical contact between the vehicles; the trial court granted Farmers summary judgment.
IssueFree
Whether a policy requirement of physical impact during a hit-and-run accident, as a condition for uninsured motorist coverage, is void as contrary to public policy and statute.