RIGGSBY v. WEST AMERICAN INS. CO.

No. BN-76.

505 So.2d 1364 (1987)

Helen RIGGSBY and Roy Riggsby, Individually; Helen Riggsby, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Melissa Riggsby; Helen Riggsby As Legal Guardian of the Property of Christa Riggsby; Helen Riggsby and, Roy Riggsby As Natural Guardians of Christa Riggsby, Appellants, v. WEST AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, a Foreign Corporation, and Capital Casualty, Inc., D/B/a Capital-Doxsee Insurance Agency and Cynthia Ann Porter, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 10, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel W. Dobbins of Eubanks, Dobbins & Barrett, Tallahassee, for appellants.

Patricia Guilday of Fuller & Johnson, Tallahassee, for appellee West American Ins. Co.

James A. Dixon, Jr. of Dixon, Blanton, Shelley & Adams, Tallahassee, for Appellees Capital Cas., Inc. and Cynthia Ann Porter.


NIMMONS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of appellee, West American Insurance Company ("West American") in an action for declaratory relief brought by the appellants to determine the amount of uninsured motorist (UM) coverage under a policy issued by West American. We reverse.

On February 11, 1984, Melissa Riggsby and Christa Riggsby were passengers in an uninsured pick-up truck owned and driven by Gregory Swenson. On that date, the...

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