BUCK v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

No. 112.

144 S.E.2d 34 (1965)

265 N.C. 285

Linda Faulkner BUCK, by her Next Friend, Elmer L. Faulkner, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 22, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gaylord & Singleton, Greenville, for plaintiff appellant.

M. E. Cavendish, Greenville, for defendant appellee.


BOBBITT, Justice.

Uninsured motorists coverage "is designed to further close the gaps inherent in motor vehicle financial responsibility and compulsory insurance legislation." 7 Am. Jur.2d, Automobile Insurance § 135, p. 460. It "is intended, within fixed limits, to provide financial recompense to innocent persons who receive injuries, and the dependents of those who are killed, through the wrongful conduct of motorists who, because they are uninsured and not...

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