WHICKER v. GOODMAN

No. 96-1498.

576 N.W.2d 108 (1998)

Johnny Duane WHICKER and Sharon Gail Whicker, Appellants, v. Johnny Joe GOODMAN and Chad Slavin, Defendants, and Auto Owners Insurance Company, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Pabst of the Pabst Law Firm, Albia, for appellants.

Marion H. Pothoven and Randall C. Stravers of Pothoven, Blomgren & Stravers, Oskaloosa, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and CARTER, LAVORATO, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.


TERNUS, Justice.

The plaintiff, Johnny Duane Whicker, seeks uninsured motorist benefits under an automobile insurance policy issued by appellee, Auto Owners Insurance Company, to Whicker's grandfather. The district court ruled that, as a matter of law, Whicker was not an insured under this policy at the time he sustained injuries caused by the uninsured motorist. We affirm.

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