LANGSTRAAT v. MIDWEST MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 2-56365.

217 N.W.2d 570 (1974)

Terry LANGSTRAAT and Timothy Langstraat, Minors, by Richard P. Langstraat, Their Father, Appellants, v. MIDWEST MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 24, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe P. Crookham, Oskaloosa, for appellants.

Joseph A. Billings, Des Moines, for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C. J. and MASON, LeGRAND, REYNOLDSON and HARRIS, JJ.


LeGRAND, Justice.

This case presents for the first time the question whether a minor may avoid his written rejection of uninsured motorist coverage because of his minority. Upon defendant's application for summary judgment, this issue was resolved against plaintiffs. We affirm that judgment.

Since 1967, our law has required that every policy of automobile or motor vehicle liability insurance include coverage for the protection of the purchaser of such insurance...

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