UM Carrier's Right to Defend in its Own Name Affirmed by East Section--Along with Finding of no Physical Contact

SHERRY HUTSON v. SAFE STAR TRUCKING ET AL.

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys:

Thomas D. Dossett, Kingsport, Tennessee, for the appellant, Sherry Hutson.

S. Curtis Rose, Kingsport, Tennessee, for the appellee, Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company.

Judge: SUSANO

In this case, Sherry Hutson filed a complaint in which she alleged her vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer (“the tractor”) that left the scene of the accident. She seeks to recover under the uninsured motorist (“UM”) provisions of a policy providing coverage to the vehicle she was driving. The jury found that no “actual physical contact ha[d] occurred between” the plaintiff’s vehicle and the vehicle that left the scene. She appeals. We affirm.

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