MOORE v. STATE FARM MUT. INS. CO.


710 S.W.2d 225 (1986)

Aneva Rose MOORE, Movant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

May 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Lewis, Barry Birdwhistell, Lewis, Bland & Preston, Elizabethtown, for movant.

Harold K. Huddleston, Huddleston & Vanzant, P.S.C., Elizabethtown, for respondent.

Kevin George, Louisville, amicus curiae.


STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

The issue before us is whether a spouse's claim of loss of consortium falls under the purview of an insurance policy covering "all damages arising out of bodily injury sustained by one person" where the company has already paid the policy limit to the physically injured spouse.

The trial court granted movant summary judgment and awarded her $50,000 for loss of consortium. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that State Farm Mutual...

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