Mercer v. Progressive Gulf Insurance Co.

EASLEY, Justice,

for the Court.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. In this insurance coverage dispute this Court is requested to determine if a trial court correctly granted a summary judgment for an insurer on the issue of whether Gloria Mercer (Mercer) was a member of her father’s household for uninsured motorist insurance purposes. On November 14, 2001, Mercer was injured in an automobile accident. At the time of the accident, Mercer was driving her 1992 Oldsmobile, not insured by her father’s policy, and was hit by an uninsured motorist. Mercer’s father, John Paul Jones (Jones), had an automobile…