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GRIFFIN v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE CO.

No. 5936.

464 P.2d 502 (1970)

Robert E. GRIFFIN, Special Administrator for the estate of Joseph Vincent Morrone, deceased, and Mary Morrone, individually and as mother and natural guardian of Joseph V. Morrone, Jr., a minor, and Jennifer Lynn Morrone, a minor, Appellants, v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wiener, Goldwater & Galatz, Ltd., J. Charles Thompson, Las Vegas, for appellants.

Morse, Graves, Parraguirre & Rose, Ltd., and Kent W. Michaelson and Allan R. Earl, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

MOWBRAY, Justice.

The narrow issue presented for our consideration on this appeal is whether the insolvency of a tort-feasor's insurance carrier may be considered a "denial of coverage" within the meaning of the uninsured motorist protection clause of an insurance policy. The district judge ruled that insolvency of the tort-feasor's insurance carrier did not constitute a denial of coverage within the context of the policy. We do not agree, and we...

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