STATE FARM, ETC., INS. CO. v. SIMMONS' ESTATE


84 N.J. 28 (1980)

417 A.2d 488

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, A CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. ESTATE OF DARRELL JEROME SIMMONS AND ESTATE OF DARRELL RICHARDSON, DEFENDANTS, AND ESTATE OF MICHAEL BLANCHE DAVIS, ESTATE OF HENRY MICHAEL, AND ESTATE OF RALPH CURTIS ROBINSON, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George R. Hardin argued the cause for appellant Estate of Ralph Curtis Robinson (Conway, Reiseman, Bumgardner, Hurley & Kleinfeld, attorneys).

Dennis A. Drazin argued the cause for appellant Estate of Michael Blanche Davis (Drazin & Warshaw, attorneys; Thomas J. DiChiara, on the brief).

Michele Donato argued the cause for appellant Estate of Henry Michael (Anschelewitz, Barr, Ansell & Bonello, attorneys).

Michael J. Cernigliaro argued the cause for respondent (Campbell, Foley, Lee, Murphy & Cernigliaro, attorneys).


The opinion of the court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment that an automobile liability insurance policy, issued in Alabama by an Alabama insurance carrier to an Alabama domiciliary who was then serving in the armed forces and stationed temporarily in New Jersey, did not cover five of the insured's fellow servicemen who were killed in New Jersey while riding in the insured's automobile. The case requires this Court to decide...

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