Uninsured Motorist Law
 
State of Tennessee v. William Wayne Eskridge

In July 2011, the Washington County Grand Jury indicted the Appellant for DUI and DUI per se. The Appellant filed a pretrial motion to suppress, which the trial court summarily denied when the Appellant failed to show up for the suppression hearing. During the Appellant‟s first trial, the trial court declared a mistrial.1 The Appellant was retried in July 2014.

At trial, Trooper... More...
   $0 (01-18-2017 - TN)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JEREMY LAWRENCE

On June 21, 2013, Detective Michael Reynolds ("Detective
Reynolds"), saw a black sedan traveling at a rapid rate of speed
on Union Street in Braintree, Massachusetts. Union Street is a
secondary, two-lane road, with each lane going in opposite
directions. The road is, for the most part and in the area relevant
to this case, divided by a solid yellow line and framed by wh... More...
   $0 (01-17-2017 - MA)

State of Wisconsin v. Patrick K. Kozel

On August 20, 2013, at about 2:10 a.m., while "sitting
stationary" at the Greenfield Town Hall in Sauk County,
Wisconsin, Deputy Brian Slough ("Deputy Schlough") of the Sauk 2 All subsequent references to the Wisconsin Statutes are to the 2011-12 version unless otherwise indicated.
County sheriff's department allegedly observed a veh... More...
   $0 (01-16-2017 - WI)

Amanda Marie Dill v. The State of Texas

Dallas Police Senior Corporal Joshua Boykin stopped appellant for making a prohibited
left turn at 2:00 a.m. on September 20, 2012. After determining her vehicle’s registration had
expired, he initiated contact with appellant and observed she had bloodshot eyes and slurred
speech. Boykin smelled an odor of alcohol coming from inside appellant’s vehicle. Boykin
administered f... More...
   $0 (01-14-2017 - TX)

Juan Manuel Pallares-Ramirez v. The State of Texas

At around 10:30 on a summer evening in 2013, a witness called 911 and reported a
possibly intoxicated motorist driving on a particular street in Farmer’s Branch. The caller
provided the license plate number of the car. Officer Garrett,2 a Farmers Branch police officer,
received the 911 dispatch and located the vehicle, which was being driven by appellant.
Appellant was drivi... More...
   $0 (01-06-2017 - TX)

Juan Manuel Pallares-Ramirez v. The State of Texas

At around 10:30 on a summer evening in 2013, a witness called 911 and reported a
possibly intoxicated motorist driving on a particular street in Farmer’s Branch. The caller
provided the license plate number of the car. Officer Garrett,2 a Farmers Branch police officer,
received the 911 dispatch and located the vehicle, which was being driven by appellant.
Appellant was drivi... More...
   $0 (01-04-2017 - TX)

Jonathan Swadley v. The State of Texas

A jury convicted Appellant Jonathan Swadley of driving while intoxicated
with a blood alcohol content of over 0.15. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.04(a), (d)
(West Supp. 2016). The trial court sentenced Appellant to 270 days in jail and
assessed a $300 fine but suspended the imposition of the jail sentence and
placed him on community supervision for eighteen months. In two issues... More...
   $0 (12-30-2016 - TX)

State of Tennessee v. Kathy Bell Noble

Officer Matthew Smalley of the Franklin Police Department Traffic Unit testified that on the night of September 6, 2013, he was travelling southbound on Mallory Lane when he came to the intersection with Liberty Pike. He said:

And my light, at that time of night the traffic light is flashing red in my direction. And also for traffic coming across the street from North Royal Oaks Boule... More...
   $0 (12-24-2016 - TN)

STATE OF IOWA vs. CHRISTOPHER RYAN ALLEN

In August 2013, police executed a search warrant at Allen’s home in
Waterloo, Iowa. During the search, officers found several rocks of crack cocaine,
cash, a digital scale, and plastic sandwich bags with the corners removed.
Officers then obtained a search warrant to search the apartment of a woman
identified as Allen’s girlfriend. In the apartment they found receipts and ti... More...
   $0 (12-21-2016 - IA)

Steven Kent Smith v. The State of Texas

In June 2014, Officer A. Mulato of the Houston Police Department served as
a patrol officer on the west side of Houston. Officer Mulato was patrolling one night
near the intersection of Dairy Ashford and Briar Forest at about 1:00 A.M. She
entered the lane to make the left turn from Dairy Ashford onto Briar Forest and she
came to a stop at the yellow left-turn signal. As she... More...
   $0 (12-20-2016 - TX)

The State of Texas v. Chad Sandifer

At the suppression hearing, the State offered into evidence the testimony
of Frisco Police Department Officer Stephen Byrom and a dashcam video from
Officer Byrom’s police cruiser showing his interaction with Sandifer. Officer
Byrom testified that on the night of October 23, 2014, he was on routine patrol of
Panther Creek Parkway, a four-lane, median-divided road running in an... More...
   $0 (12-10-2016 - TX)

STATE OF IOWA vs. GABRIEL EARL OLSON

While on foot patrol just after midnight on July 26, 2015, an Iowa
Department of Natural Resources officer observed a truck make a wide right turn
as it entered the campground in Springwood State Park. According to the officer,
the truck entered the oncoming lane as it turned and nearly touched the grass on
the opposite side of the road. The officer used his flashlight to sig... More...
   $0 (11-30-2016 - IA)

Michael Nnamani v. The State of Texas

Appellant was charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) in August 2013.
See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.04 (West Supp. 2016). Prior to trial, Appellant
moved to suppress all tangible evidence and written or oral statements obtained
in connection with his detention and arrest on the grounds that police did not
have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to conduct the initial... More...
   $0 (11-29-2016 - TX)

PATRICK JOSEPH CARNEY v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

The record discloses the following undisputed facts. In the spring of 2006, defendant invited various contractors to submit bids in connection with the purchase and removal of three abandoned railroad bridges that spanned Arthington, Polk, and Lexington Streets in Chicago. Among those invited to bid was Happ’s, Inc., a scrap contractor that had worked with defendant and other railroads for 25 year... More...   $0 (11-20-2016 - Il)

United States of America v. Jonathan Lovato

Lubbock, TX - Lubbock Man Involved in Police Pursuit in Which Another Motorist was Struck and Killed Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

A Lubbock, Texas, man, Jonathan Lovato, 33, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge D. Gordon Bryant Jr. and pleaded guilty to federal offenses stemming from his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney John ... More...
   $0 (11-09-2016 - TX)

State of Tennessee v. Corrin Kathleen Reynolds Case No - E2013-02309-SC-R11-CD

driver‟s blood. The test shall be performed in accordance with the procedure set forth in this section and shall be -16- performed regardless of whether the driver does or does not consent to the test. . . . . (4) The results of a test performed in accordance with subdivision (f)(1) may be offered as evidence by either the [S]tate or the driver of the vehicle in any court or admi... More...   $0 (11-04-2016 - TN)

Brian Scott McCall v. Traders Insurance Company

Norman, OK - Brian Scott McCall sued Traders Insurance Company on an uninsured motorist insurance claim theory claiming that he was injured as a result of an unknown motorist who forced him off of the roadway with a resulting accident that cause extensive injuries and damages.... More...   $25000 (11-03-2016 - OK)

STATE OF IOWA vs. BRIAN SEAN MORAN

Following a trial on the minutes of testimony, Brian Moran was convicted of driving while barred, in violation of Iowa Code sections 321.560 and 321.561 (2015), and sentenced to two days’ incarceration in the county jail. He appeals his conviction, contending the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained after an allegedly illegal traffic stop. We review claim... More...   $0 (10-28-2016 - IA)

William Kirkpatrick v. The State of Texas

Appellant was charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine (more than 400 grams) and possession of marijuana (more than four ounces, but less than five pounds). A jury found him guilty of those charges, and the trial judge sentenced Appellant to fifteen years on the cocaine charge and one year on the marijuana possession charge. The convictions arose from the seizure of those items... More...   $0 (10-24-2016 - TX)

MARK S. SELLENS v. FARMERS INSURANCE CO., INC.,

On August 28, 2013, Sellens was injured when a Chevrolet Suburban being driven by Jason Klotz turned left in front of Sellens' oncoming motorcycle. Klotz, the owner of the Suburban, was employed by Kansas Fire and Safety Equipment, Inc. (KFSE). The various insurance policies at play are as follows:  Sellens was insured by Farmers under a policy that provided liability coverage and UIM c... More...   $0 (10-24-2016 - KS)

David Lynn Jordan v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner‟s convictions arose from a shooting on January 11, 2005, at the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) facility in Jackson, Tennessee, where the petitioner killed three people: Renee Jordan, his thirty-one-year-old wife who was employed at TDOT; Jerry Hopper, an employee of the Tennessee Division of Forestry who was at the TDOT office; and David Gordon, a motorist the ... More...   $0 (10-16-2016 - TN)

COMMONWEALTH vs. JAHLIEL M. NICOLEAU

The question presented in this case is whether
it was reasonable for police to seize and inventory the contents
of a backpack found in the back seat of a vehicle operated by
the defendant, Jahliel M. Nicoleau, upon his arrest. The
vehicle was parked in front of his home where he lived with his
grandmother, who was present at the scene, and to whom the
police gave oth... More...
   $0 (10-15-2016 - MA)

 State of Minnesota vs. Ryan Mark Thompson

The question presented in this case is whether Minn. Stat. § 169A.20, subd. 2 (2014)
(“test refusal statute”), is constitutional as applied to respondent Ryan Mark Thompson.
After Thompson was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired and refused
warrantless blood and urine tests, he was charged with and convicted of test refusal.
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Thompson moved to dismiss the t... More...
   $0 (10-14-2016 - MN)

JACK MAXAM vs. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

The facts are undisputed. American Family issued a motor vehicle insurance policy to
Maxam for his 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24, which included UIM coverage. While driving a
different vehicle that he owned, a 2003 Chevrolet Astro, Maxam was rear-ended. He settled for
the other driver’s policy limit and submitted a claim to American Family for UIM benefits under
the policy for hi... More...
   $0 (10-13-2016 - MO)

Samantha Gillespie and Tina Taylor v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Company

Gillespie and Taylor sued Farmers Union for underinsured motor vehicle coverage, alleging Gillespie was insured under her mother's motor vehicle policy with Farmers Union and was driving a motor vehicle owned by another person when Gillespie lost control of the vehicle and it overturned, resulting in significant injuries to her. According to Gillespie and Taylor, the motor vehicle was owned by An... More...   $0 (10-10-2016 - ND)

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