BRUCE v. JAMES P. MacLEAN FIRM


238 N.J. Super. 501 (1989)

570 A.2d 49

JAMES C. BRUCE, SR., INDIVIDUALLY, AND HELEN BRUCE, G/A/L, FOR THE MINOR CHILD, SHERRY L. BRUCE, PLAINTIFFS, v. JAMES P. MACLEAN FIRM AND AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Cumberland County.

Decided January 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. McCarthy, attorney for plaintiffs.

Brown & Connery, attorneys for defendant, James P. MacLean Firm (Warren W. Faulk).

Horn, Kaplan, Goldberg, Gorny & Daniels, attorneys for defendant, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company (William M. Honan).


OPINION

KLEINER, J.S.C.

The present case is before this Court on cross motions for summary judgment and raises issues concerning the duty of both the insurance carrier and the insurance agent to inform the insured of the availability of Uninsured/Underinsured ("UM/UIM") limits higher than the $15,000/30,000 statutory minimum.

Plaintiffs filed suit against their insurance carrier, Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., seeking reformation of their automobile...

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