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ROHRET v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 61910.

276 N.W.2d 418 (1979)

Rose ROHRET, Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY and the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Nolan, of Nolan, Lucas & Nolan, Iowa City, for appellant.

Wayne C. Collins and Richard C. Garberson, of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, Cedar Rapids, for appellee State Farm.

Raymond R. Stefani, of Silliman, Gray & Stapleton, Cedar Rapids, for appellee Hartford Accident & Indemnity.

Considered by LeGRAND, P. J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McCORMICK and ALLBEE, JJ.

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal presents the question of whether our uninsured motorist statute authorizes a policy clause requiring physical contact when the third-party motorist is not identified. The legislature provided in the pertinent part of section 516A.1, The Code 1977:

No automobile liability or motor vehicle liability insurance policy insuring against liability for bodily injury or death arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor...

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