Cope v. West American Insurance Co. of the Ohio Casualty Group

Plaintiff appeals a summary judgment entered in favor of defendants, arguing that there were genuine issues of material fact and that summary judgment was therefore improper. We reverse and remand.

In September, 1985, plaintiff drove her automobile to work and parked in her employer’s parking lot, which was across a public street from her employer’s premises. After parking her car, she walked across the lot and had either entered or was about to enter the public sidewalk area when she was struck by an automobile driven by a co-employe, who was also on his way to work. Plaintiff filed a claim…