MID-CONTINENT CAS. CO. v. THEUS

No. 52940.

592 P.2d 519 (1979)

MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY COMPANY, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Harold C. THEUS, Judge of the District Court of the State of Oklahoma, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Corrected on Denial of Rehearing April 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tenal S. Cooley, III, Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Hayes, Oklahoma City, for petitioner.

Charles E. Daniel, Drumright, for respondent.


IRWIN, Vice Chief Justice.

The issue presented is whether an insured may maintain an action against her insurance carrier when her uninsured motorist coverage is equal to the alleged torfeasor's liability coverage. Juliene Dorsey, insured, commenced an action against Harvey Myers, the alleged tortfeasor, and Mid-Continent Casualty Company, her own insurance carrier. Petition alleged that insured received injuries in an automobile accident caused by the tortfeasor...

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