SMITH v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY


456 S.W.2d 654 (1970)

Albert E. SMITH, Appellant, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

June 15, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis L. Tomlin, Nashville, for appellant.

T.T. McCarley and William Carter Conway, Nashville, for appellee; Edwards, Schulman, McCarley, Hollins & Pride, Nashville, of counsel.


OPINION

DYER, Chief Justice.

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by the insured, hereinafter referred to as the complainant, for a construction of certain provisions of the defendant Allstate's uninsured motorist endorsement and the Uninsured Motorist Act of Tennessee (T.C.A. Sections 56-1148 through 56-1153). The Chancellor held that the "physical contact" requirement contained in the defendant's policy...

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